Ongoing sewage release in Witney started on Christmas Day
Sewage continues to be released from Witney Sewage Treatment Works.
A tweet from the alert system this morning said the release, which started in the early hours of Christmas Day, could potentially continue until tomorrow.
The alerts, which are tweeted via @oxthamessewage, cover six sites and are posted by water company Thames Water, Oxford City Council and charities Thames 21 and The Rivers Trust.
Treatment works are only allowed to put sewage into waterways after wet weather and when they are close to capacity.
We wanted to let you know about an ongoing sewage release at WITNEY STW. The release started at 01:15 on 25/12/2021.
— Oxford Thames Sewage Alerts (@OxThamesSewage) December 27, 2021
We’ll notify you at 06:00 tomorrow morning if the release is still happening.
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