As part of the council leader’s vision for the city, Southampton’s waterfront might be opened to the public and adjacent waters granted bathing status.
Cllr Satvir Kaur told the Echo that the waterfront had been mostly inaccessible for “far too long,” and that she was working with Associated British Ports (ABP), which owns the property, to fix this.
She also called raw sewage disposal a ‘outrage’ and a ‘disgusting’ practice, and said that improving bathing water quality will safeguard citizens and wildlife.
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There are also plans to provide open water swimmers access to a part of the River Itchen.
“As a coastal city, we have turned our backs for far too long,” Cllr Kaur told the Echo.
Our waterways are largely inaccessible, as is our waterfront.
“I’m working hard with partners like ABP to address this, but also where we do have access, we should be maximising it.”Cllr Satvir Kaur of the Daily Echo
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