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If previous years ‘rules’ had been followed, Budleigh beach would have just lost its ‘excellent’ water quality status
If the previous ‘rule’ had been followed in 2024, Budleigh beach would definitely have lost our ‘Excellent’ status. In fact, with 40% of the most polluted samples from the last 4 years occurring in 2024, Budleigh’s water quality would now be 1/2 way between the ‘Good’ and ‘Sufficient’ categories. One…
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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?
