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Yet another pollution notice was issued on a beach in Cornwall, this time because of a build up of fat and rags. Sewage was reported at St Agnes beach earlier this weekend.
Although the warning has now been removed, the Environment Agency (EA) has issued advice to residents and visitors to prevent similar incidents from happening in the future.
A spokesperson for the EA said: “Pollution notice at St Agnes beach now removed. Had been caused by discharge from fat & rag ball built up in nearby sewer. Sewage entered stream and on to beach. Please only flush pee, poo and paper down loo.
Read more: Government’s new measures to crack down on water pollution after sewage spills in Cornwall
“Sewage pollution can occur from infrastructure failures, not just from sewage outflows, particularly at times of exceptionally high sewage use, like a bank holiday weekend, when there are many more people on holiday enjoying our beautiful county.”
More than a dozen pollution notices were issued this week as sewage washed up on Cornish shores. The dumps have been blamed on pressures on sewers and pumping stations as a result of heavy rainfall. You can read more about this here.
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