Sewage dumped 436 times in Perth and Kinross rivers last year slammed as "disgusting"

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A councillor has blasted the news sewage was dumped 436 times in Perth and Kinross waterways last year as "disgusting".The Liberal Democrat councillor has called on authorities to "turn the tide on the scandal".Scottish Water has blamed the increase last year on higher rainfall and says 87 per cent of Scotland’s water bodies are in ‘good’ or better condition - "among the best in Europe" - but is working to improve its infrastructure.Bailie Claire McLaren has demanded the SNP and Greens "stop defending outdated sewage standards" following the release of the new Scottish Water figures.

Scottish Water published its annual data on overflows from the public wastewater system in line with its regulatory requirements and as part of a commitment to share more information on its performance in this area.The Scottish Liberal Democrats analysis of Scottish Water data for Perth and Kinross found in 2023 sewage was dumped 436 times and for 8074 hours.Strathtay councillor Claire McLaren slammed the Perth and Kinross figures as "disgusting" and suggested they were "likely to be a significant underestimate".The Liberal Democrat councillor said: "Even that figure is likely to be a significant underestimate because only a small fraction of sewer overflows across Scotland are monitored.

Scotland is way behind England where nearly every overflow is monitored."To make matters worse, while our waterways are destroyed, customers in Perth and Kinross are facing huge price rises from the government-owned water company and its executives are pocketing bumper bonuses."SNP and Green ministers must stop being spin doctors for these outdated sewage standards and get tough with the government-owned water company."To turn the tide on this scandal,