Humza Yousaf urged to act on sewage spills as figures reveal impact on his Glasgow constituency

The First Minister was presented with official data showing that the highest volume of sewage discharges from a single pipe took place on the banks of the River Clyde last year 💧 ChrisGreenNews reports

“The First Minister should take particular interest in the most used sewage dumping outlet in Scotland. That recorded 127 releases last year – that’s enough to run 100 million baths.

Responding, Mr Yousaf acknowledged that sewage spills were a “serious issue” but that overflow points were “also integral to ensuring that sewers do not, during periods of heavy rainfall, back up and end up flooding homes, businesses and streets”. He added: “Scottish Water has completed a more extensive environmental study programme to monitor and model the impacts of its facilities on water quality.”in March, which

Simon Parsons, Scottish Water’s director of strategic customer and service planning, said: “Scotland’s rivers are in good health – 87 per cent of waterbodies achieve good or better water quality and are amongst the best in Europe.

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