"Gibraltar's Dark Secret: Raw Sewage Floods Mediterranean Waters. For decades, the British overseas territory of Gibraltar has been dumping untreated wastewater into the Mediterranean Sea, affecting nearly 40,000 residents and businesses. Despite the alarming situation, Gibraltar has never had a functional wastewater treatment plant, forcing the government to justify the practice by citing 'high levels of natural dispersion' at Europa Point. As concerns grow about the environmental and health impacts of this practice, the question remains: how long can Gibraltar ignore the need for a modern wastewater treatment system?"
Wastewater from nearly 40,000 people and businesses pumped straight into sea as territory still has no treatment plantRaw sewage from nearly 40,000 people and businesses is being pumped straight into the sea because the British overseas territory of Gibraltar does not have, and has never had, a wastewater treatment plant.For decades, untreated sewage has poured into the Mediterranean from the southern tip of the peninsula at Europa Point, where the government of Gibraltar says there are “high levels of natural dispersion”. Continue reading...
