People have been warned to be aware of sewage which has entered the water at Welsh locations over the last few days. Surfers Against Sewage, one of the UK’s most successful marine conservation and campaigning charities, publishes real time alerts on its website and via its Safer Seas and Rivers Service app, which you can download onto your phone.
Based on alerts from the sensors on combined sewer overflows, which water companies voluntarily provide to the charity, the phone application displays a map showing where and when sewer discharge has entered the water. Since January 4, there have been 64 instances of it in different locations across Wales.
The charity explained how sewage pollution was “everything we flush down the loo or wash down the drain that is released into the environment through sewer overflows, or that washes off the land and roads.” And it adds on its website how pollution “puts water users at risk of contracting harmful illnesses including viruses and antimicrobial resistant bacteria.” For the latest Welsh news delivered to your inbox sign up to our newsletter.
A map shows the parts of Wales where there has been sewage discharge
(Image: Surfers Against Sewage)
The following are the 64 locations where there has been sewer discharge, dated from most recent.
- Llandanwg – Sewer discharge on January 7 at 1.48pm
- Llys Padarn – Sewer discharge on January 7 at 1.15pm
- Kinmel Bay – Sewer discharge on January 7 at 1.15pm
- Aberystwyth South – Sewer discharge on January 7 at 1pm
- Marine Lake, Rhyl – Sewer discharge on January 7 at 12.45pm
- Rhyl East – Sewer discharge on January 7 at 12.45pm
- Rhyl – Sewer discharge on January 7 at 12.45pm
- Harlech – Sewer discharge on January 7 at 12.32pm
- Llandudno West Shore – Sewer discharge on January 7 at 12.30pm
- Tywyn – Sewer discharge on January 7 at 12.15pm
- Cilborth – Sewer discharge on January 7 at 12pm
- Dale – Sewer discharge on January 7 at 11.30am
- Colwyn Bay Porth Eirias – Sewer discharge on January 7 at 11.15am
- Llantwit Major – Sewer discharge on January 7 at 11am
- Trearddur Bay – Sewer discharge on January 7 at 10.45am
- River Usk – Sewer discharge on January 7 at 10.38am
- Rhosneigr – Sewer discharge on January 7 at 8.06am
- Morfa Nefyn – Sewer discharge on January 7 at 7am
- Dyffryn – Sewer discharge on January 7 at 4.15am
- Bracelet Bay – Sewer discharge on January 7 at 4.15am
- Limeslade Bay – Sewer discharge on January 7 at 4.15am
- Langland West – Sewer discharge on January 7 at 4.15am
- Pembrey – Sewer discharge on January 6 at 10pm
- Coppet Hall – Sewer discharge on January 6 at 7.37pm
- Saundersfoot – Sewer discharge on January 6 at 7.37pm
- Pwllheli – Sewer discharge on January 6 at 3.45pm
- Glan Don Beach – Sewer discharge on January 6 at 3.45pm
- Wisemans Bridge – Sewer discharge on January 6 at 2.45pm
- Craig Du Beach Central – Sewer discharge on January 6 at 1.45pm
- Abermawr – Sewer discharge on January 6 at 9.45am
- Manorbier – Sewer discharge on January 6 at 7.15am
- Traeth Gwyn Newquay – Sewer discharge on January 6 at 3.45am
- Newquay Harbour – Sewer discharge on January 6 at 3.45am
- Cemaes – Sewer discharge on January 6 at 3.30am
- Prestatyn – Sewer discharge on January 6 at 2.45am
- Abergele Pensarn – Sewer discharge on January 6 at 2.45am
- Llanrhystud – Sewer discharge on January 6 at 2.15am
- Fairbourne, Gwynedd – Sewer discharge on January 6 at 1.30am
- Aberafan – Sewer discharge on January 6 at 1.30am
- Trecco Bay, Porthcawl – Sewer discharge on January 6 at 1.15am
- Swansea Bay – Sewer discharge on January 6 at 12.09am
- Newgale Beach – Sewer discharge on January 6 at 12am
- Penarth Beach – Sewer discharge on January 5 at 8.56pm
- Littlehaven Beach, Pembrokeshire – Sewer discharge on January 5 at 8.45pm
- Whitmore Bay, Barry Island – Sewer discharge on January 5 at 8.30pm
- Caswell Central – Sewer discharge on January 5 at 8pm
- St Davids Benllech – Sewer discharge on January 5 at 7pm
- Tenby North – Sewer discharge on January 5 at 7pm
- Tenby South – Sewer discharge on January 5 at 6.45pm
- Penally – Sewer discharge on January 5 at 6.45pm
- Sandy Haven – Sewer discharge on January 5 at 6.30pm
- Newport North (Pembrokeshire) – Sewer discharge on January 5 at 6.30pm
- Amroth Central – Sewer discharge on January 5 at 6.15pm
- Druidston Haven – Sewer discharge on January 5 at 6pm
- Nolton Haven – Sewer discharge on January 5 at 6pm
- Poppit West – Sewer discharge on January 5 at 6pm
- West Angle – Sewer discharge on January 5 at 5.45pm
- Llanfairfechan – Sewer discharge on January 5 at 5pm
- Clarach South – Sewer discharge on January 5 at 5.30am
- Aberffraw – Sewer discharge on January 5 at 5am
- Criccieth – Sewer discharge on January 5 at 5am
- River Tawe – Sewer discharge on January 4 at 10.45pm
- Aberdyfi – Sewer discharge on January 4 at 9.57pm
- Barafundle – Sewer discharge on January 4 at 9.30pm