"Donald Trump's Aberdeenshire golf course has breached sewage contamination limits 14 times since 2019, documents reveal. The 36-hole golf course, one of two that Trump owns in Scotland, also has a five-star hotel, a whisky bar and two restaurants. Trump International Golf Links, Scotland has a private sewage system that treats wastewater before releasing it into the ground by soaking it through gravel beds in raised filter mounds."
"According to documents released from the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa) to the investigative journalism outlet Unearthed, however, groundwater samples of discharges at the course breached contamination levels on a number of occasions, including four times in 2024 and once in the first half of this year. These samples exceeded limits for biomechanical oxygen demand a measure of the amount of oxygen required by microbes to digest organic matter suspended solid particles and ammoniacal nitrogen. These are all contaminants from human waste that has not been properly treated."
A private sewage system at Trump International Golf Links, Scotland treats wastewater by soaking it through gravel beds in raised filter mounds. Groundwater samples of discharges breached contamination limits 14 times since 2019, including four breaches in 2024 and one in the first half of this year. Samples exceeded limits for biochemical oxygen demand, suspended solids and ammoniacal nitrogen, contaminants associated with inadequately treated human waste. SEPA classified eight of the incidents as upper tier, meaning potential immediate and serious environmental harm and possible enforcement action. Trump International’s executive vice-president said licence renewals had never been refused and engineers reported no environmental impact. The US president was on a state visit to the UK during the reporting.
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