Waterborne Illness Reporting

Published 15:49 on 11 Mar 2024

The Clean Harbours Partnership is formed of local interest groups around Chichester and Langstone Harbours and focuses on the issue of harbour pollution and water quality. They have added an illness reporting form to their website here, for use by anyone who thinks they have become unwell as a result of contact with polluted water in Chichester or Langstone harbours. The aim is to help investigate the relationship between illness amongst water users and recent rainfall and accompanying discharges of sewage into the harbours. Users can opt to receive a regular update of the type and location of illnesses that have been reported. Anonymised information about local illness is also shared with Surfers Against Sewage, to help them with their data collection.

Is your use of the Harbour affected by what you know about the water quality? Have you had past illness caused by polluted water? Clean Harbours Partnership would like to hear your experience. Please email james@cleanharbours.co.uk.

Last updated 15:16 on 7 May 2025