February 2021

Southern Water’s Budds Farm waste water treatment works is under the microscope again, and it’s not a pretty sight
The SPS Pollution working group is taking a long, hard look at the growing issue of sewage pollution in Solent waters
Pollution in all its many forms. Commentary from the SPS Council.
Solent Forum News – October 2020.
Update on the Southea Seafront Enhancements
Southern Water has the worst performance documented in the Environment Agency 2019 report on UK water companies.
Nutrient neutrality – An important topic for the Solent in 2020. We’ve pulled together some reference sources.
An article about SPS appears in the Autumn edition of Royal Southampton Yacht Club house magazine – ‘The Yachter’
Our ‘one stop’ page for Solent tides, weather, planned shipping movements and live marine traffic.
Seagrass and recreational yachting – an update on the ReMEDIES project
Assessing the impact of new Local Authority development on the Solent shores.
Eastney – Fraser Range development. An example of the importance that SPS places on ‘the view from the sea’
£2m major reconfiguration planned for Buckler’s Hard Yacht Harbour.

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