After intentional snatching the Nature off its cleanliness, it’s now the turn of raw sewages to accidentally pollute the estuaries – the nature does not seem to be spared from filthy burdens adding on to it.
Almost 200 million liters of raw sewage was pumped in to the Edinburgh’s Firth of Forth estuary at a rate of 1000 liters a second! It was after a pump at Edinburgh’s main water treatment works failed, the spillage lashed the estuary.
The failed Seafield plant has already been under controversy for long. Fearing of E Coli or other infections breaking out of the sewage contamination, people there were being warned to stay away from the Forth.
The huge spill is posing a danger to not just man, but also the world-famous colonies of around 140,000 seabirds on the Bass Rock of the Forth. The scientists are worried as the site is of special scientific interest and a protected area.
Described as “One of the wildlife wonders of the world” by Sir David Attenborough, there are another 160,000 seabirds, including puffins, guillemots, shags and kittiewakes living on the estuary — all being in danger.
Though, the operater of the Seafield for Scottish Water Thames Water apologized for the incident, claiming the pumping station to be back to normal “within days”; can the already polluted water and the thriving grounds for the wild be brought back to normal in the mentioned days?
Perhaps, its gruesome aftereffects will linger and have its prey on the region for years to come.