Sewage dumping in Renfrewshire branded a "scandal"
dailyrecord.co.ukThe discharging of wastewater into Renfrewshire’s waterway has been branded a “scandal”. The Paisley Daily Express revealed last month how sewage was dumped into the rivers of the local authority area for hundreds of days in 2023.
Scottish Water data shows that there were 463 sewage dumps in Renfrewshire in 2023, the duration of these dumps was 4,601 hours.The most prolific of the sites was the wastewater treatment facility off Greenock Road, in Inchinnan, at the mouth of the River Cart, which discharged effluent into the River Clyde on 160 days last year.The largest continual discharge saw waste water pour out for at least 14 days in a row between December 17 and December 31.Grant Toghill, the spokesperson for Renfrewshire Liberal Democrats, has called for Scotland’s sewage network to be upgraded and for a blue flag system for Scotland’s rivers to be introduced.Renfrewshire Live, the new free app dedicated to bringing you around the clock breaking news, is now available to download.Powered by the Paisley Daily Express, Renfrewshire Live is your go-to source for news, features and sport with live coverage provided direct to the app, seven days a week.The dedicated team of experienced journalists, responsible for the publication of the award-winning Express, will focus on breaking news, day and night, across Renfrewshire’s towns and villages.There is also a dedicated St Mirren section that will follow every kick of the ball with the Buddies. Available on both Android and Apple.
D ownload here: smarturl.it/RenfrewLiveSocial He said: “The scandal of sewage dumping in our rivers, lochs and beaches seems to be ever growing in Renfrewshire.“Even this figure of 463 sewage dumps is likely to be a huge underestimate, as
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