Browndown Outfall has been pumping raw sewage in Stokes Bay for decades. Although built as a storm overflow it's also being used as a cheap way to dispose of untreated waste from Peel Common; keeping Southern Water share holders sweet & bonuses high.

If that wasn't enough for our lovely beach to cope with the River Alver is pumping our sea with noxious nitrates. Alver Valley a beautiful wildlife & nature reserve is hiding a toxic secret. Deep down, Gosports buried landfill rubbish dump festers and oozes toxins into the River Alver. (see water quality chart - tested bad 2014 - 2019) added in update below)

"Nitrates polluting the Solent
The high input levels of nitrogen and phosphorus to the Solent’s water environment are causing eutrophication. The resulting dense mats of green algae are impacting negatively on the area’s protected habitats and bird species. Algal mats covering the mudflats stop oxygen reaching the animals in the sediment and cause mass mortality, especially in hot weather. Algae also forms a barrier to many birds which rely on probing the mud or picking off tiny invertebrates from its surface. These mats can also smother some of our most threatened habitats: seagrass beds and saltmarshes, choking them to death and risking erosion." Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. (see update) 

The impact on the marine nature and wildlife is immense and certain areas may not ever recover. The image is drone footage of waste water being pumped into Langstone Harbour, Credit to Chris Pearsall. 

This contamination cycle of Stokes Bay has to end. Please sign to show your support.