Edinburgh, 22nd April 2007 A major raw sewage spill was caused by a pump failure at Seafield Wastewater Treatment Plant in Leith on Friday. At today sewage is still pumped in the Forth partially untreated. The public has been warned to avoid contact with water as 1,000 litres a second of partially diluted sewage pumps into the Forth..The plant, run by Thames Water, treats sewage for 800,000 people in and around Edinburgh..In the picture Sepa, Edinburgh Council and Thames Water Personnel inspect the affected area and exit pip where sewage is still pumped out in the sea (visible)..
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