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27.01.09 - Campaigns, Environmental Courts, Environmental Threats, Guernsey, News, Protect Our Waves, Protecting Your Health, Sewage and Sickness, Threats To Watersports

Surfers support deputies amendment to the wastewater charge in Guernsey

Clean water campaigners Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) are supporting the De Lisle/Fallaize amendment to the Public Services Department proposal for first time wastewater charges to be introduced in Guernsey. The new amendment tabled by Deputy David De Lisle and seconded by Matt Fallaize is an improvement on the Public Service Departments' proposal for islanders. It calls on the States to commit to "full sewage treatment" with the relevant work needed, to be funded by the "ring-fenced additional fixed charge". The amendment calls for these commitments within an achievable timescale. SAS has urged all Deputies to support this amendment. The De Lisle/Fallaize amendment... Read more