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SURFERS
CONDEMN MOVES BY WATER INDUSTRY TO EXCLUDE TELSCOMBE CLIFFS FROM
NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARIES.
The decision to exclude the beach at Telscombe Cliffs from an
Area of Natural Beauty (AONB) that could allow a multi-million
expansion of a sewage treatment works there, has been condemned
by leading environmental group Surfers Against Sewage.
The
relaxation of the boundary could open the door for Southern Water
to put in the same proposal for a sewage treatment works that
was rejected earlier this year on the grounds that the proposed
siting of the sewage works was not environmentally friendly.
Southern
Water's original proposal had also 'fallen foul' of Surfers Against
Sewage as it only proposed secondary level treatment of its sewage.
We've made it clear to Southern Water that the only solution we
won't object to is a proposal which has full treatment (i.e. UV
disinfection). This is the only way to give Brighton's water-users
the sewage free environment they deserve!
It
has now been 8 months since Southern Water set up a Consultative
group to come up with a range of possible locations for the siting
of a sewage treatment works for the city's sewage. It is disappointing
to think that one of these options could now be the original proposal
due to the boundary relaxation.
Richard
Hardy of Surfers Against Sewage says:"The relaxation of the
AONB boundary at Telscombe Cliffs should not be used as a tool
for Southern Water to revert back to their refused proposal. All
site options for sewage treatment works currently being considered
for Brighton by Southern Water must be able to provide full treatment
of the sewage whilst safeguarding the local environment".
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For
further information please contact Richard or Vicky on Tel: 01872
553001 or Mobile: 07817 401460/07811 963562. Or SAS Brighton representative
Richard Gregory on Tel: 01273 386744.
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