Achievements and Successes
River Issues:
Getting more monitoring by the Environment Agency in the River Lim which has detected high levels of bacteria
Setting up three teams of Citizen Science monitors so we have our own data on water quality; e.coli and invertebrates
Getting action by South West Water on illegal misconnections and their own discharges which were over 2000 hours in 2022
Securing funding from Lyme Regis Town Council for an ecological survey of the river
Encouraging roundtable discussions facilitated by the Town Council, with the participation of SWW, the EA and Dorset Council as well as ourselves
Beach Issues:
Getting a CCTV survey of the drains on the seafront which are causing sewage contamination
Encouraging testing of the sediment from the Harbour dredging in March to make sure it’s benign
Getting a live alert system for the bathing beach at Front Beach which is based on better data
Campaigning for the re-designation of Church Cliff Beach as a bathing beach
We’re continuing to ask questions of South West Water and the Environment Agency - access the Q&A via the button
River Lim Action’s newly published Ecological Survey sets out recommendations for improvements to the River Lim to boost wildlife and water quality.