FULL sewage treatment in Guernsey has been rejected by the States after accepting scientific evidence that said it was not needed.

A WASTE campaigner has said Public Services’ suggestion that it would cost £100m. to build a sewage treatment plant is off the mark.

‘OBSOLETE’ sewage treatment equipment could be replaced after planners backed proposals for a new pumping station at Belle Greve.

ABOUT 150 people attended a presentation at Beau Sejour last night on a proposed solution to deal with Guernsey’s organic waste and sewage.

A £4M. project to upgrade Belle Greve pumping station will improve treatment of the island’s sewage but more work could be needed, according to Guernsey Water director of water services Andrew Redhead.

A COALITION of businesses is demanding that the States commits to full sewage treatment.

AS GUERNSEY potentially faces a summer as a tourist and sports destination with its bathing water off limits because of the major sewage incident, questions are inevitably being asked how such an appalling situation developed.

SUPPORTERS of full treatment of the island's sewage were dealt a heavy blow yesterday after the States rejected plans to move forward on a plant.

PUBLIC SERVICES today stands accused of putting off making a decision on sewage treatment.

A GREEN paper containing options for the island's sewage treatment should be published this autumn.