POLLUTED: Sewage is being pumped into Langstone Harbour
Published in the Portsmouth News on Monday 12th September 2011
Story by Jeff Travis
PRESSURE is mounting on Southern Water to take immediate action to stop polluting Langstone Harbour.
Havant Borough Council will write to the firm to demand that action is taken as soon as possible to stop the illegal discharges from its pumping station at Fort Cumberland, Eastney.
Councillors are growing increasingly worried about the impact of the pollution and its possible impact on tourism and leisure businesses.
There are also fears it could affect Hayling Island’s coveted Blue Flag beach status.
As reported in The News, Southern Water has repeatedly allowed unscreened raw sewage to spew into the harbour.
The problem lies in the filters becoming blocked during periods of heavy rain when the pumps cannot cope with the sheer volume of water.
Southern Water was fined £50,000 in April for 36 illegal discharges last year and the Environment Agency is investigating the latest discharge in August.
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