Keith Herbert from Southern Water, discusses how to stop raw sewage being released into the environment in December's Wet Wednesday Webinar. If you missed it - catch up on the video below…
The spilling of raw sewage into our rivers and seas via the use of storm overflow pipes, also known as Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs) has been the subject of shocking news headlines for several years. Combining raw sewage with other pollutants in rainfall runoff from pavements and roads, these overflows discharge a very wide range of contaminants into our waterways. But what is being done about it?
Keith has worked in the water industry for nearly 20 years and has dedicated the last 4 years to reducing the use of storm overflows. Keith discusses how raw sewage gets into our waterways and presents a range of methods for reducing the use of storm overflows from permitting, optimisation to catchment investigation and sustainable drainage systems (SuDS).
