Supporting our rural and coastal communities

Gillian has written to the Environment Agency's Interim Area Director, Nick Gray and Southern Water's CEO, Ian McAulay following reports of raw sewage floating on the water's surface in Chichester Harbour.

Dear Ian,

“It was wonderful that Gillian was able to join us last Sunday at Wheely Wonders and we particularly valued the time she spent with everyone involved in the day.  It was lovely to be able to show Gillian the positive impact these special days have on the lives of children who have special educati

New planning advice has been issued by Chichester District Council following concerns that water abstraction in the north of the district is impacting on protected sites in the Arun Valley.

Change will further bolster the present raft of measures planned for Environment Bill which will tackle water pollution.

Below is the response from Ian McAulay, CEO of Southern Water to Gillian's request for information on the use of UV treatment in the Chichester Harbour. Gillian has asked that SW adopt this treatment across all their sites locally.

There has been a fair amount of misleading information on social media about the use of Combined Sewage Overflows (CSOs) which are currently permitted under licence by the Environment Agency.

At the end of last week, the Prime Minister made a few halftime changes to the Government to help implement his priorities for the remainder of the Parliament. For me, this has meant a big change as I have been promoted to Minister of State in the Department for Health and Social Care.