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Budleigh’s blue flag goes – but South West Water try to pass the blame
Thanks to lack of action by @southwestwater, Budleigh has now lost its ‘Excellent’ bathing water status, and therefore almost certainly its ‘Blue Flag’ beach.This was so predictable, and we’ve been flagging this up as a likely outcome for at least the last year.Time for South West Water to fix the…
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Lime Kiln sewage discharges: time to see South West Water in court!
We’ve resisted promoting legal action up until now. We preferred to work with the stakeholders to resolve the situation. But now it seems the only way to force SWW to fix this issue is by Budleigh folk joining the Leigh Day class action against SWW. We urge you to check…
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If previous years ‘rules’ had been followed, Budleigh beach would have just lost its ‘excellent’ water quality status
If the previous ‘rule’ had been followed in 2024, Budleigh beach would definitely have lost our ‘Excellent’ status. In fact, with 40% of the most polluted samples from the last 4 years occurring in 2024, Budleigh’s water quality would now be 1/2 way between the ‘Good’ and ‘Sufficient’ categories. One…
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Meeting with South West Water – Lime Kiln issues and resolution : 2nd July 2024
There have been a huge number of posts and discussions over the last 6 months, relating to the regular sewage alerts and tankering at Budleigh’s Lime Kiln sewage pumping station. In order to resolve these issues, we organised a meeting with senior South West Water staff and a cross-party group…
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“Is it safe to swim off Budleigh?” – A risk based approach to enjoying our fantastic bay
I’ve lost count of the number of Facebook comments saying people are too scared to venture into the water. That’s a huge shame, and many times I believe, these fears may be unfounded – IF we consider the available data.
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SWW’s own modelling for new pipe-line shows a concentrated E-coli plume heading for Budleigh’s bathing beaches. Can we believe their ‘negligible impact’ statement?
SWW’s are planning to move as much of their untreated sewage discharges as possible through their upgraded outfall pipe off Straight Point. Their own modelling shows an E-Coli plume impacting Budleigh’s bathing water, but they state this will have a ‘negligible impact’. Does that statement really stack up?
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In figures released today, South West Water more than tripled the number of Budleigh sewage discharges in 2023 vs 2022, dumping 546 hours of sewage into our brooks and beach area
South West Water dumped 546 hours of sewage into Budleigh’s town streams and beach area in 2023, a shocking 87% increase since 2022. We analyse the data, and identify exactly where investment should be focussed to dramatically improve the situation.
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ONE of Budleigh’s two main swimming areas is sandwiched between frequently polluting channels. The other area MAY be much cleaner. But contrary to explicit legislation, Budleigh’s water sampling reports on neither.
Budleigh’s water is sampled where very few people swim – and that breaches explicit legislation. Where you swim COULD make a significant difference to your risk – so we analyse the factors you need to know
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“Is it safe to swim in Budleigh?”
“Is it safe to swim in Budleigh?” must be one of the most common questions we get. Here’s some data and pointers to help you enjoy safe swimming
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Budleigh’s sea-front tankers – and why it’s (hopefully) ‘Good News’
The tankers may not look pretty, but they are doing vital maintenance work, which should result in fewer raw sewage spills from one of our worst-offending outfalls.
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100’s of short sewage discharges registered at Budleigh’s Lime Kiln Pumping Station in February. What’s broken?
Budleigh’s most polluting sewage overflow is registering multiple discharges every single day. What’s going on?
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South West Water’s Dirty Secret?
Raw sewage and sanitary pads dumped within our National Nature Reserve – and onto our beach
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Budleigh Sewage action 