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Sewage polluted waters and a lack of monitoring – Save Our Shore Leith

Publication Date
25 January 2023
Type
  • Lived experience
Topic
  • Waste
  • Water
Synopsis

Community organisation Save our Shore Leith (SOSLeith) campaigns against the impact of sewage outflows and the lack of monitoring in the Water of Leith – Jim Jarvie explains why and what needs to change.

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