A few years ago a FOI request was made asking what amount of sewerage was dumped into the rivers and the sea in Conwy County, The Council and the Water Company denied that any was, so they lied!
I wonder if we will ever discover the truth in matters like this?
River Conwy was polluted by sewage 520 times in 2022 - lasting 2,125 hours
Pollution Summary 2022
Here are all the reported sewage overflow totals for River Conwy in 2022. Sometimes sewage can be being dumped for months at a time.
These numbers are very slightly different from the Rivers page - This is because there is an invalid grid reference on the pollution consent - so we don't know where the CSO is. We're working on it.
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From...https://top-of-the-poops.org/waterway/dwr-cymru-welsh-water/river-conwy
ON TUESDAY (April 25) in the House of Commons, Conservative MPs voted down a Labour bid to introduce draft legislation aimed at bringing an end to sewage discharge.
Labour had tabled a motion that sought to secure time to consider its Water Quality (Sewage Discharge) Bill.
This would require water companies to reduce discharges from storm overflows by 90 per cent by the end of 2030, as well as introducing automatic financial penalties for sewage dumping.
But MPs voted 290 to 188 in favour of the Government’s amendment to Labour’s motion, which deleted mention of its bid to introduce draft legislation.
The Journal/Pioneer/Chronicle contacted the six MPs based on the North Wales coast to find out why they voted the way they did on Tuesday:
Hywel Williams (Arfon) and Liz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd) – both Plaid Cymru – both voted against Government’s amendment to Labour’s motion
A Plaid Cymru spokesperson said: “Plaid Cymru were supportive of this motion on the grounds that there are rivers that straddle the Wales/England border, and so this legislation would have some impact on water quality in Wales.
“We also support the push for an impact assessment on the impact of sewage discharge as understanding the full consequences would be beneficial to policy makers in Wales.
“The UK Government introduced an amendment which deleted the section of the motion which would have required the UK Government to introduce the Water Quality (Sewage Discharge) Bill.
“Plaid Cymru voted against the amendment as it diluted the original motion. Plaid Cymru MPs abstained on the motion as amended for the same reason.”
Virginia Crosbie (Ynys Môn) – Conservative – voted for Government’s amendment to Labour’s motion
Mrs Crosbie said: “Water quality is a devolved matter and Labour has a woeful record on dealing with it in Wales.
“However, I am delighted the UK Government has made water companies adhere to legally binding targets on eliminating sewage spills into our rivers and seas by 2050 in England.
“I voted for it and welcome it, along with a raft of measures this government has put in place to improve the environment and tackle climate change through the ground-breaking Environment and Agriculture Acts.
“However, it will take time and many billions of pounds to eliminate pollution of our waterways from storm overflows following decades of underinvestment in our largely Victorian waste network.
From.....https://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/23489459.north-wales-coast-mps-voted-bill-sewage-dumping--/
And it all runs into the sea that we swim in and eat fish from!
And all those people swimming in the sea and eating fish from it!
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