{"id":61202,"date":"2022-02-04T16:13:03","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T16:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=61202"},"modified":"2022-02-06T11:29:28","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T11:29:28","slug":"sewage-dumped-into-sea-at-barry-for-hundreds-of-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2022\/02\/04\/sewage-dumped-into-sea-at-barry-for-hundreds-of-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Sewage dumped into sea at Barry for hundreds of hours"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"swimmers-and-surfers-may-not-be-aware-of-how-much-has-been-released\">Swimmers and surfers may not be aware of how much has been released<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>VAST amounts of untreated sewage are being released into the sea at the Old Harbour, despite council ambitions to turn it into \u201can area for nature\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sewage is also being released into Barry docks where a new marina and waterfront developments are planned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Untreated waste is released from combined sewer overflows, pictured above, after heavy rain when sewer capacity is exceeded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement on its website, marine conservation group Surfers Against Sewage said: &#8220;It is increasingly concerned that CSOs are being used to regularly dispose of untreated sewage, even during times of low rainfall or none at all.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Water companies in Wales are required by Natural Resources Wales to install monitors on storm overflows to record the duration of spills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Welsh Water is the company which owns and operates the sewers in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/02\/old-harbour-sewers-map-2-1024x658.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61207\" width=\"660\" height=\"423\" 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council meeting on December 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A council representative said it was: \u201cNot responsible for the discharge from the combined sewer outfall and this was a matter for Welsh Water and Natural Resources Wales, as the permitting body.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI would therefore respectfully suggest that you contact Welsh Water directly regarding this matter,\u201d said Councillor Peter King, cabinet member for Neighbourhood Services and Transport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Barry resident who did not want to be named said: \u201cThere is quite often a pretty bad smell around the Old Harbour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m disappointed that the council is not willing to take this up with Natural Resources Wales or Welsh Water.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vale councillors have previously expressed a desire to return the Old Harbour into an area for nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1126\" loading=\"lazy\" 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