Number of Scottish Water spills into rivers, lochs and beaches even higher than previously thought
is being discharged into Scotland’s waterways 68 times a day, according to new figures showing spills have hit a record high.Scottish Water released figures earlier this year showing it had ejected sewage into rivers, lochs, estuaries and beaches more than 21,660 times in 2023.
Analysis of the latest data shows that the River Clyde, flowing through Glasgow, saw the highest number of total spills anywhere in Scotland last year, with 2,550 releases via combined sewage overflows . Save Our Shore Leith , which aims to protect the Water of Leith flowing through Edinburgh, is demanding new regulations to enforce far more testing and extensive upgrades to the sewer network.: “It’s unacceptable to be pumping sewage into our rivers when we don’t know exactly what’s in it.
The Scottish Liberal Democrats called on the SNP Government to start fixing the problem north of the border with new legislation. “SNP ministers have defended this for too long. Millions of litres of sewage are being dumped into our rivers, lochs and beaches.”
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