As South West Water defends a court action from a Devon swimmer, it also claims it has no legal duty to keep waters clean

South West Water is claiming it has no legal obligation to keep rivers and seawater clean of sewage in its defence against a Devon swimmer who is taking the water company to court.

Jo Bateman, who attempts to swim every day off the coast of Exmouth, is taking legal action against South West Water, claiming its frequent sewage discharges into the sea have taken away her legal right to a public “amenity”.

However, in its defence to Ms Bateman’s claim, seen by i, the water firm states no one has a legal right to swim in the sea.

  • andrewth09@lemmy.world
    58·
    6 个月前

    Hear that boys? Air is not an unalienable right! starts dumping all the fun pool chemicals into some building lobbie’s indoor fountain

    • bartolomeo@suppo.fi
      6·
      6 个月前

      I respect where you’re coming from but you’ve got to remember that the lobby is on private property so you will get fucked to the full extent of the law.

      • maynarkh
        11·
        6 个月前

        If only public property was protected as fiercely as private property.