Sewage spills impacted 34 Cornwall beaches following heavy rain. Surfers Against Sewage reported numerous overflows.
Their map shows where sewage overflows happen. Rain often causes these overflows. Hundreds of beaches saw sewage this weekend. The Met Office even issued weather warnings too. It’s normal for sewage to spill after big storms.
Still, nobody wants to swim in dirty water. Sewage impacted 1,000 beaches over just three days. Surfers Against Sewage found that out. Annie McKelvey works at Surfers Against Sewage. She mentioned many sewage spills within a short time.
She wants people to know when spills occur. Data HQ makes that possible now. South West Water commented on the situation. They stated they take overflows seriously. They also said change requires time and investment.
They are investing £3.2 billion to help. Here’s a list of affected beaches I got: Kingsand, Downderry, Seaton, Millendreath and East Looe. Readymoney Cove and Par Sands Beach too. Shorthorn Beach and Charlestown as well. Sewage alerts also arose at Pentewan Beach and Polstreath.
Portmellon, Gorran Haven Little Perhaver, and Swanpool also saw alerts. You can add Coverack and Polurrian Cove to that too. Porthleven Sands and Perranuthnoe had alerts too, they said. Then Long Rock, Porthcurno and Sennen got impacted.
Porthminster, and further along, Porthkidney, experienced this also. We must not forget Gwithian Towans and Godrevy Towans. Continuing the list, Portreath and Porthtowan were affected. Trevaunance Cove is too. Consider Fistral South and Fistral North.
Lastly, Harlyn Beach, Polzeath, and Crackington Haven made the list. Widemouth Sand also was affected. That’s the whole story!