P-06-1448 Stop pollution at Watchtower Bay and Ogmore by Sea

P-06-1448 Stop pollution at Watchtower Bay and Ogmore by Sea

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This petition was submitted by Robert Curtis, having collected a total of 894 signatures.

 

Text of Petition:

Watch House Bay and Ogmore by Sea were both classified as new designated bathing waters in 2023.

 

Now both beaches have not met the minimum requirements for bathing water quality and were the only two bathing sites in Wales to be classified as ‘poor’ in what the Welsh Government has described as “disappointing”.

 

Rather than putting up signs warning people not to swim at these beaches, the Council, Welsh Water and Welsh Government should be taking action to prevent this pollution.

 

Additional Information:

We have been campaigning for a number of years about the sewage pollution entering the Old Harbour and Watchtower Bay in Barry.

 

We have identified human sewage outfall pipes and the outfall pipe from the Knap lake, which has a large resident population of swans and geese, as probably being the main cause of this pollution.

 

This water needs to be treated in retention tanks before releasing into the marine environment.

 

We need action to stop the pollution on both Watchtower Bay and Ogmore by Sea... just stop the crap!

 

We will be ending this petition on World Oceans Day on Saturday 8th June 2024...we desperately need to protect our Oceans!

 

Status:

This petition was considered completed by the Petitions Committee at its meeting on 03/02/2025.

 

Full details of the consideration of this petition by the Committee and related documents can be seen on the Meetings tab above.

 

It was first considered by the Petitions Committee on 08/07/2024.

 

Senedd Constituency and Region:

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>>>Vale of Glamorgan

>>>South Wales Central

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Business type: Petition

Reason considered: Senedd Business;

Status: For consideration

First published: 01/08/2024