![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/our-picturesque-town-has-been-ruined-by-a-foul-smell-from-sewage/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/OP-OMF-CAMBERLEY-SEWAGE.jpg&description=WHAT'S THAT STENCH? Published : 9:38, 16 Aug 2023 A PICTURESQUE town has been 'ruined' by a foul smell caused by raw sewage dumped nearby. A tank of sludge landed on the Surrey town of Camberley after being moved from elsewhere in an "emergency". 1 A large tank of untreated sludge has been left at Camberley Sewage Treatment Works Credit: Surrey Heath Borough Council But it's since been left neglected for weeks, according to Surrey Heath Borough Council chiefs. Thames Water has been blamed for bringing the untreated sewage in from elsewhere then failing to speed up dealing with it. Officials say the stench has been "blighting people's summer". A large tank of untreated sewage has recently been moved into Camberley Sewage Treatment Works from elsewhere, causing a foul smell spreading across the surrounding area. The council has now accused Thames Water of having "failed repeatedly to put in place reliable, suitable and sufficient odour mitigation measures". The sludge has still not been processed and people living nearby have complained of having to keep windows closed and stay indoors to try to avoid the "putrid" aroma. Officials wrote to the firm on July 18 demanding "urgent action to mitigate the foul smells emanating from the tank". Thames Water was running "odour suppression measures" for eight hours each day but the council wanted this to be around the clock. Yet a 24-hours-a-day operation was not put in place until August 1 "despite the urgency of the situation", according to the council's deputy leader Morgan Rise. He expressed sympathy for the "large number" of people living nearby who are being "subjected to the foul odour from the site". And he insisted it was "entirely Thames Water's responsibility". He added: "It should never have happened in the first place and has gone on far too long, blighting so many people's summer. "We will continue to press for the best outcome for our residents." Further site visits are planned to check on progress. Local residen){kind=link}
A PICTURESQUE town has been “ruined” by a foul smell caused by raw sewage dumped nearby.
A tank of sludge landed on the Surrey town of Camberley after being moved from elsewhere in an “emergency”.
But it’s since been left neglected for weeks, according to Surrey Heath Borough Council chiefs.
Thames Water has been blamed for bringing the untreated sewage in from elsewhere then failing to speed up dealing with it.
Officials say the stench has been “blighting people’s summer”.