a record 90 million for dumping billions of litres of raw sewage into the sea off the north kent and solent coastline. the company admitted nearly 7000 illegal spills between 2010 and 2015 from 17 sites. a judge at canterbury crown court said the offences were committed deliberately . duncan kennedy reports. this is havant near portsmouth, one of more than a dozen beauty spots along the south coast where southern water illegally dumped the raw sewage for nearly six years. for many who live and work along the coast, the pollution was shocking. i came down to check my boat to find that there s raw sewage hanging off the mooring lines, it s wrapped around the propeller, the rudder and festooned along the hull of the boat.
a judge at canterbury crown court said the offences were committed deliberately . duncan kennedy reports. this is havant near portsmouth, one of more than a dozen beauty spots along the south coast where southern water illegally dumped the raw sewage for nearly six years. for many who live and work along the coast, the pollution was shocking. i came down to check my boat to find that there s raw sewage hanging off the mooring lines, it s wrapped around the propeller, the rudder and festooned along the hull of the boat. absolute disgust. the untreated sewage was poured into the sea right around the south coast from 17 different southern water sites. the environment agency said the company allowed it to be released because it was cheaper than treating it. the environment agency also said there were nearly 7000 illegal discharges of sewage along the coast. today, southern water
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people the all clear to get back in yet. an important thing for people thinking about leaving hotels and coming to booim beach is that most buildings do not have a combination or both of power and water. most of the power is off. almost all the water is off. we talked to a couple of people who said we have water in our building. most people do not. this is watson island marna. it s on an island between miami and miami beach which is a barrier island. this is where a lot of people moore their sailboats and working boats. they tie them to mooring lines. that right there, the area of houses you see behind me is called venetian islands, a little group of islands that extends in a chain and bridge from miami to booim beach. this is a fairly protected marina. it took a big hit of wind and water. a lot of these boats look fine. you ll see the boats that aren t fine. some of them are side ways. some you just see the mast or the top.