With Christmas over and done, it is time to start thinking about Hogmanay — arguably an even bigger holiday in Scotland.
Sewage pollution in Scottish waters named among top eco concerns in poll
10.12.2022 - 07:53 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A new survey has revealed Scots' fears over sewage pollution after untreated human waste was dumped in our rivers and seas 10,000 times in a year. Nearly seven in ten believe sewage and chemical pollution poses the biggest threat to the health of our seas, according to a Survation poll shared with the Record.
The research, conducted by charities network Scottish Environment LINK, found litter pollution also high up the list of concerns. A total of 91 per cent of people polled said it was important to them personally that Scotland’s waters are in a healthy state.
And asked to name the top environmental threats to our seas, 69 per cent said sewage and chemical pollution, 61 per cent said litter and 48 per cent said climate change.
It comes as a shocking 10,763 sewage spills into Scotland’s waters were reported last year - meaning waste was dumped in rivers and seas at a staggering rate of 30 times per day.
But eco charities have warned the public are being left in the dark over the true scale of the problem - as current stats are based on monitoring of just three per cent of storm overflows.
Clare Cavers, Senior Projects Manager at Fidra, said: “Evidence of pollution in our rivers and seas from invisible chemicals and tiny plastic particles is growing all the time, and a lot is known to come from sewage.
“There needs to be an urgent increase in monitoring sewage from storm overflows in Scotland, so that we can understand exactly what is coming through the sewers and where it is coming from."
Campaigners are calling for the Scottish Government to implement electronic monitoring of all the country’s sewage overflows by 2024.
Scottish Water monitors only nine per cent of overflows, and is required to monitor just three per cent
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