Southampton: Protesters demonstrate against sewage in rivers

Protesters, including members of campaign groups Friends of River Itchen and Surfers Against Sewage, met at Portswood in Southampton on Wednesday.

Southern Water said Portswood Wastewater Treatment Works was operating as it should, but it was working to address concerns about "odour affecting the local area".Gavin Millar, chairman of Friends of the Itchen Estuary, said he was worried after his team tested the water in that section of the river and found "extremely high levels of E. coli"."The issue is very poorly treated sewage effluent which comes out into the river 24/7," he said.

"We are however aware of a separate challenge at the site relating to concerns over odour affecting the local area. This is due to challenges around the sludge entering the site.

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