Only rain down the drain is what Arun District Council and Southern Water are reminding residents this summer.
Working together with Southern Water, the Environment Agency and West Sussex County Council, they’re supporting the Yellow Fish Campaign.
It aims to highlight what can happen when people pour fat, oils or other waste down their drains or road gullies.
In Arun, you may notice stencils of yellow fish popping up next to some of the drains carrying surface water into the sea in support of this national campaign. Initiatives like these have contributed to improving the quality of bathing water over the last 20 years.
Cllr Sue Wallsgrove, Chair of the Environment Committee at Arun District Council, said: I am fully in support of any campaign and work done to help improve the quality of our bathing water and the marine environment. We know that this is a complex and controversial topic and are working with partners to address the large improvements needed, but it is vital for us all to play our part with the small stuff too.
Whether it is oil, paint, fuel, cigarette butts, chewing gum, or anything else, if it goes down the drain, it ends up in the sea, so I am delighted to see the Yellow Fish Campaign come to Arun. It is a great reminder that 'only rain down the drain, is vital in helping to protect our seas.
There will be stencils and posters popping up to share information about how pouring anything down the drains directly impacts the water quality as it goes straight into the sea!"
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