Authorities have blamed increased rainfall but have outlined measures being taken to adapt to climate change and improve infrastructure
A councillor has blasted the news sewage was dumped 436 times in Perth and Kinross waterways last year as "disgusting".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.
Strathtay councillor Claire McLaren slammed the Perth and Kinross figures as "disgusting" and suggested they were "likely to be a significant underestimate". "SNP and Green ministers must stop being spin doctors for these outdated sewage standards and get tough with the government-owned water company.
Professor Parsons said: "Scotland’s rivers and water environment is in good health – 87 per cent of Scotland’s water bodies are in ‘good’ or better condition - among the best in Europe - and we continue to be on track to deliver improvements across our waste water system including installing 1000 additional monitors at discharge locations."
"Around 99 per cent of these overflows is rainwater, surface water, road run-off, grey water, infiltration of groundwater and trade effluent. More than half of the overflows we report are at locations where there has been treatment of the flows, such as primary settlement and screening. Mr Critchlow-Watton said: "Combined Sewer Overflows are an integral part of Scotland’s sewerage system, designed to discharge at times of high rainfall to prevent sewage backing-up and flooding houses.
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