Every morning, Jo Bateman checks her phone to see if the sea is closed.
Swimming in Exmouth has been vital for Jo’s mental health and wellbeing. But South West Water has shattered that routine by dumping raw sewage where she swims.
Last year the firm poured sewage out on to the beach in Exmouth 217 times, for a total duration of 2,156 hours, keeping Jo out of the water for days at a time. And there have been more than 100 dumps so far this year, with 1,115 hours of spills from January to March.
Jo says the sewage South West Water continues to dump into our waters is “disgusting:”
“It pollutes our beaches, harms nature, makes people sick – and takes away our right to swim.”
That’s why we’re backing Jo as she takes on South West Water – a company that unleashed a tide of sewage on her beach. After our Supreme Court win, she’s broadening her challenge to cover 300 days when swimming was impossible in Exmouth.
She’s fighting for transformational change – and she’s not backing down.
Best wishes,
Katrina, Good Law Project
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