Councillor Michael Lilley, the Liberal Democrat councillor for Ryde Appley and Elmfield, has put forward a motion for next week’s Full Council meeting, with the aim of ensuring that sewage releases into the sea surrounding the Isle of Wight are eradicated by 2030.
The councillor says the “volume of sewage ending up in our waters is unacceptable”. He states that from March 2022 to March 2023 there were 16,787 hours when sewage was discharged into our waters. In October to November 2023 there was a single duration event of raw sewage release lasting 681 hours at Sandown.
He’ll be asking fellow councillors to back his motion next week to “resolve to work with all stakeholders ensuring that sewage releases into the sea surrounding the Isle of Wight are zero by 2030”.
Other efforts
In December, Councillor Lilley wrote to leader of the council calling for a moratorium on coastal development amid flooding and landslides.
The Liberal Democrat councillor also has launched a petition to ‘Save Isle of Wight from Environmental Realities of Climate Change‘. Follow the link to find out more and add your signature.
The motion
Councillor Lilley’s motion reads:
IW council resolves to acknowledge that the volume of sewage ending up in our waters is unacceptable. From March 2022 to March 2023 there were 16,787 hours when sewage was discharged into our waters. In October to November 2023 there was a single duration event of raw sewage release lasting 681 hours at Sandown.
IW council resolves to ensure that any solutions or programs put forward to help solve sewage pollution are adopted and installed without unnecessary barriers.
IW council resolves to work with all interested parties and organisations to implement sustainable urban drainage at every opportunity. For horizontal integration of sustainable urban drainage to be placed in all ongoing development across the Isle of Wight.
IW Council resolves to work with all stakeholders ensuring that sewage releases into the sea surrounding the Isle of Wight are zero by 2030.
Full Council meeting
The Full Council meeting takes place on Wednesday 17th January 2024 at County Hall, Newport.
Residents can watch the meeting via Microsoft Teams, a link can be found on the agenda paper on the day of the meeting.
See Councillor Lilley’s website for more information and links.
