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Isle of Wight swimmers warned after second sewage spill in a week Swimmers have been warned to avoid entering the water near their island homes after a second sewage spill in a week. Isle of Wight Council has advised residents to avoid bathing in the Cowes and East Cowes area, after the Environment Agency reported a "pollution incident" overnight on Friday. Southern Water apologised for the latest release, which it said was caused by an unplanned power outage at the Cowes High Street pumping station. Councillor for East Cowes Karl Love said: "It just seems to be one failure after another with Southern Water pumping stations" after a large sewage pipe burst in the area on Tuesday morning. He said he was frustrated that islanders were not alerted to the most recent incident until Saturday afternoon when the council put out its warning on Facebook. "It means a lot of people who might have gone swimming or used the bathing water in and around Cowes and East Cowes could have been exposed to toxic bacteria," Love said. Love said local residents were "concerned" after the recent spills and want to see some action to address these problems. It comes on a weekend when protests took place across the South calling for more... https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp8pe90gpp9o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss