Campaign news and updates
Cornwall: A vote of no confidence in South West Water
We have added Template 8 to our toolkit, which is an email to the Councillors of the Isles of Scilly. It requests that they align with their mainland peers and motion a vote no confidence in SWW as an water and wastewater operator for the Isles of Scilly. The Council of the Isles of Scilly will not automatically be included in Cornwall Council’s motion; we’re a Unitary Authority, which is why water legislation did not apply to the islands until 2020. If the community wish for the Council of the Isles of Scilly to align with the sentiments of the Councillors of Cornwall, a separate motion will need to be passed.
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?