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| Anger after children swam in sewage-tainted sea | Anger after children swam in sewage-tainted sea |
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| 'I feel minging after swimming in sewage leak sea' | |
| 'I feel minging after swimming in sewage leak sea' | |
| Parents have joined an MP to express their disgust after a burst pipe released raw sewage into the sea in Lancashire where children later swam. | Parents have joined an MP to express their disgust after a burst pipe released raw sewage into the sea in Lancashire where children later swam. |
| Cat Smith, MP for Lancaster and Fleetwood, said United Utilities (UU) had one of the worst track records for sewage discharges. | |
| The excrement was released into the Irish Sea on Monday after a thunderstorm caused problems, UU said. | The excrement was released into the Irish Sea on Monday after a thunderstorm caused problems, UU said. |
| People on Blackpool beach said they had been into the water without knowing. | People on Blackpool beach said they had been into the water without knowing. |
| "I would never have gone in if I had known," said one bather, while another added "I feel minging". | "I would never have gone in if I had known," said one bather, while another added "I feel minging". |
| A mother gasped with horror when informed about the sewage and said: "My children have swallowed that water." | A mother gasped with horror when informed about the sewage and said: "My children have swallowed that water." |
| UU said untreated sewage mixed with rainwater was released from its water treatment plant in Fleetwood as a problem with a burst pipe was compounded by the sudden deluge of rain. | UU said untreated sewage mixed with rainwater was released from its water treatment plant in Fleetwood as a problem with a burst pipe was compounded by the sudden deluge of rain. |
| People bathing in the water along the Fylde coast said they were unaware of the sewage | |
| The company said it was carrying out urgent repair work to the pipe. | The company said it was carrying out urgent repair work to the pipe. |
| Ms Smith told BBC Radio Lancashire: "I think like everyone else I'm absolutely disgusted. | Ms Smith told BBC Radio Lancashire: "I think like everyone else I'm absolutely disgusted. |
| "United Utilities has a dreadful track record for pumping raw sewage not just into our seas but rivers and waterways." | "United Utilities has a dreadful track record for pumping raw sewage not just into our seas but rivers and waterways." |
| The Labour MP added: "They are one the worst offending water companies for pumping raw sewage out while their bosses get huge salaries and massive bonuses with the bill-payers having to pick up the tab. I'm furious. | The Labour MP added: "They are one the worst offending water companies for pumping raw sewage out while their bosses get huge salaries and massive bonuses with the bill-payers having to pick up the tab. I'm furious. |
| "I'm glad they are monitoring water quality and that they have fessed up but I am still livid." | "I'm glad they are monitoring water quality and that they have fessed up but I am still livid." |
| The Fylde Coast was contaminated with sewage on Monday evening | |
| A United Utilities spokesman said: "We are committed to delivering a step change in performance, having reduced the operation of storm overflows by a third since 2020, and we know there is much more to do. | A United Utilities spokesman said: "We are committed to delivering a step change in performance, having reduced the operation of storm overflows by a third since 2020, and we know there is much more to do. |
| "We have ambitious plans to deliver one of the largest environmental improvement programmes in the country. | "We have ambitious plans to deliver one of the largest environmental improvement programmes in the country. |
| "We now have approval to fast-track that and begin to deliver £900m of improvements early." | |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Blackpool Council | Blackpool Council |
| Sewage | Sewage |
| Wyre Council | Wyre Council |
| Blackpool | Blackpool |
| Fleetwood | Fleetwood |
| United Utilities | United Utilities |
| Fylde Borough Council | Fylde Borough Council |
| Lytham St Annes | Lytham St Annes |