More than 2000 complaints have been made about sewage in Scottish rivers, lochs and seas since 2019.
Scotland’s environmental regulator has received more than 2,000 complaints about sewage in rivers, lochs and seas since 2019.
Regulators were unable to provide the full scale of figures due to a December 2022 cyber attack impacting data between January 2020 and June 2022. “Only a tiny fraction of the network is currently monitored but public complaints can give us a more complete picture of how widespread this problem is. “A programme to install 1,000 new monitors by December 2024 remains on track. A parallel programme to improve the monitoring network in more than 180 waste water catchment areas using new technology is already delivering results, with an additional 229 monitors and alarms installed ‘upstream’ and 40 potential pollution incidents being proactively prevented.
“We’re clear in our regulatory role in ensuring Scottish Water delivers against the Urban Waters Route Map, prioritising investment where it will have the most benefit for the environment and communities.
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