EXCLUSIVE: Findings from a Savanta survey for the Lib Dems come amid growing anger over wastewater spills into the environment.
Nearly three quarters of Scots are less likely to wild swim in the country’s waterways because of concern over sewage leaks, a poll shows.
The poll by Savanta, which spoke to 2275 Brits between March 31 and April 3, found around a fifth of Scots who say they often or sometimes wild swim. We previously told how wastewater was pumped into Scotland’s rivers a record-breaking 14,000 times in 2022 - a rate of nearly 40 incidents per day.But the scale of the problem could be far worse than reported, as only 4 per cent of sewer overflows are monitored in Scotland, compared to around nine in ten in England.
“Scottish Liberal Democrats are leading the calls for legally-binding targets to reduce sewage dumping, a complete ban on the practice around Scotland’s best beaches, comprehensive monitoring and faster upgrades to our Victorian sewage network.” Top news stories today On Wednesday, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency hailed the introduction of two new bathing waters ahead of the 2023 summer season - giving Scotland 89, its most ever.
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