Sewage

• Afvalwater van bijna 40.000 mensen en bedrijven wordt rechtstreeks in zee gepompt omdat het eiland nog steeds geen zuiveringsinstallatie heeft. • Ongezuiverd rioolwater van bijna 40.000 mensen en bedrijven wordt rechtstreeks in zee gepompt omdat het Britse overzeese gebied Gibraltar geen afvalwaterzuiveringsinstallatie heeft, en nooit heeft gehad. • Al decennia lang stroomt ongezuiverd rioolwater vanaf de zuidpunt van het schiereiland bij Europa Point de Middellandse Zee in, waar de regering van Gibraltar stelt dat er sprake is van "hoge niveaus van natuurlijke verspreiding". Lees verder...

Exclusive: ‘Fish sludge’ in coastal waters now has nutrient levels equivalent to those in untreated effluent of country the size of Australia, report findsNorwegian fish farms are filling fjords and other coastal waters with nutrient pollution equivalent to the raw sewage of tens of millions of people each year, a report has found.Norway is the largest farmed salmon producer in the world, and nutrients in fish feed are excreted directly into coastal waters. Analysis from the Sunstone Institute found that Norwegian aquaculture released 75,000 tonnes of nitrogen, 13,000 tonnes of phosphorus and 360,000 tonnes of organic carbon in 2025. Continue reading...

Campaigners criticise frequent use of storm overflows when parts of the country were in drought for monthsRaw sewage was discharged into rivers and seas almost 300,000 times last year after the driest spring for more than 100 years and the sunniest and warmest year on record in England.Water companies released raw sewage into rivers and seas from storm overflows – designed to be used in extreme wet weather conditions – 291,492 times. This was a 35% reduction on record spills in 2024. Average discharges were 20.5 spills for each overflow, compared with 31.8 in the previous year. Continue reading...