| Pollution checks to be increased at Chichester Harbour |
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| Saturday, 07 July 2007 14:23 | |||
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The meeting was organised by West Sussex County Council Cabinet Member for Environment and Economy, Louise Goldsmith. Delegates included representatives from Chichester Harbour Conservancy, Southern Water, Portsmouth Water, Natural England, the Environment Agency, Chichester District Council, Surrey and Sussex Health Protection Unit and the County Council. The meeting heard that the Apuldram Waste Water Treatment Works is currently being improved. This should improve the level of treatment and help the Works cope with large volumes of water during periods of heavy rainfall. At the same time storm water discharges from a water over flow at Fishbourne are being investigated. The situation is complicated because there are 30 private sewage discharges into the Harbour. A large volume of natural “groundwater” is also infiltrating the public sewerage system. To give the public more information about pollution levels the Harbour Conservancy will publish the results of its own weekly water quality tests. These will be issued alongside the Environment Agency’s monitoring within the Harbour which will be increased from quarterly to bi-monthly. It was also decided to raise the issues of water quality and the water industry’s investment programme at the County Council’s next meeting with West Sussex MPs. West Sussex County Council Cabinet Member for Environment and Economy, Louise Goldsmith said, “I am delighted at the outcome of this summit. It was gratifying to see so many organisations all working together with the aim of bringing about improvements to the Harbour. “Many residents have expressed their concerns about pollution levels at the Habour. The increased monitoring and the publication of the results will help everyone gain a better understanding of the situation. “Climate change means it is essential that we tackle this problem now to prevent further damage to this environmentally sensitive and important area.”
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