Category: Steamer Steps
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“Is it safe to swim off Budleigh?” – A risk based approach to enjoying our fantastic bay
I’ve lost count of the number of Facebook comments saying people are too scared to venture into the water. That’s a huge shame, and many times I believe, these fears may be unfounded – IF we consider the available data.
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SWW’s own modelling for new pipe-line shows a concentrated E-coli plume heading for Budleigh’s bathing beaches. Can we believe their ‘negligible impact’ statement?
SWW’s are planning to move as much of their untreated sewage discharges as possible through their upgraded outfall pipe off Straight Point. Their own modelling shows an E-Coli plume impacting Budleigh’s bathing water, but they state this will have a ‘negligible impact’. Does that statement really stack up?
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Budleigh now has its own Interactive ‘Sewage Hotspots’ Map. Explore South West Water’s Pollution legacy here
Scarier than a ghost tour!
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ONE of Budleigh’s two main swimming areas is sandwiched between frequently polluting channels. The other area MAY be much cleaner. But contrary to explicit legislation, Budleigh’s water sampling reports on neither.
Budleigh’s water is sampled where very few people swim – and that breaches explicit legislation. Where you swim COULD make a significant difference to your risk – so we analyse the factors you need to know
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Budleigh’s sea-front tankers – and why it’s (hopefully) ‘Good News’
The tankers may not look pretty, but they are doing vital maintenance work, which should result in fewer raw sewage spills from one of our worst-offending outfalls.
Budleigh Sewage action 