Blow For Sww As Sewage Applications Get Thumbs Down

摘要

Three applications from South West Water (SWW) - to discharge sewage into the Atlantic Ocean off Cornwall - have been refused by government.rnEnvironment Secretary Hilary Benn ruled the effluent discharges from Tintagel Fine Screening Installation and Bossiney Sewage Treatment Works would need a higher level of treatment than that proposed by South West Water.rnHis decision fits in with the recommendation of an independent planning inspector, who conducted a public inquiry into the applications in 2006.rnThe inspector found the proximity of Tintagel and Bossiney meant the discharges from the two villages should be considered equivalent to those of one large settlement, and so were over the threshold for that level of treatment.