A change in proposal - is it really that simple?

On 14th July 2026 the Environment Agency told residents of the Isles of Scilly that secondary sewage treatment was the appropriate requirement for St Mary’s, as per Government guidelines… unless there was a robust case for less. The next day South West Water quietly updated their wastewater proposal for St Mary’s. They added that they’d listened to the community and as a result had revised their proposals to include secondary treatment. Is this the good news that it seems, or is there more at play?