Average 2023 rainfall in South West not exceptional, beware the spin

Peter Williams comments on ESCAPE

So here’s the official rainfall map for the last three years. Looks like 2021 and 2023 have had an average of about 1,200mm rain in the South West South West Water region, 2022 being the anomaly at around 900mm. This totally explains any reduction in sewage discharges from 2021 to 2022, but indicates that 2023 is not in anyway unusual (contrary to SWW’s PR messaging!). In fact, it’s pretty much the same as 2015-2023 average. So let’s see IF South West Water try and spin “excess rainfall” to explain their dire performance.

We need to counter this disinformation wherever it is promoted.

Peter Williams