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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Helena Horton Environment reporter

Trump golf course in Scotland accused of breaching sewage limits

The entrance sign at Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeenshire
The entrance to Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeenshire. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

Donald Trump’s Aberdeenshire golf course has breached sewage contamination limits 14 times since 2019, documents reveal.

The 36-hole golf course, one of two that Trump owns in Scotland, also has a five-star hotel, a whisky bar and two restaurants. Trump International Golf Links, Scotland has a private sewage system that treats wastewater before releasing it into the ground by soaking it through gravel beds in raised filter mounds.

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