Northumbrian Water will soon begin work to reduce contamination in Cullercoats Bay and the surrounding areas. A drop-in, to give information to residents who will be affected by the work, is scheduled to take place on September 21 2022 from 1pm until 4pm.
The works are planned to take place in John Street, Cullercoats and could see the installation of a new pipe that would divert a known source of contaminated ground water into a combined sewer.
Since 2017 the Environment Agency has advised against swimming and bathing in Cullercoats Bay and has labelled the water quality as “poor”. Also that year, North Tyneside council, the Environment Agency and Northumbrian Water conducted a joint investigation into the declining water quality which concluded that sewage was the “major” contributing factor.
