SEWAGE has flooded Hampshire after a fault at a major pumping station.

Faeces, toilet paper and used sanitary products have seeped out of pipes and into rivers and fields across the county endangering livestock.

One Eastleigh farmer said it was the second time in just four months that sewage had poured into his land.

Now he has urged for something to be done to stop it happening again.

Richard Morris and his wife Norma were forced to miss a day at the market so they could move their cattle that had been grazing in fields off Bishopstoke Road, Bishopstoke to safety.

It comes after one of the couple’s cows died after sewage leaked into one of their fields in May.

Richard said: “I was pretty disappointed after the last leakage that it had happened yet again.

“I don’t know what would have happened if we’d left them. Last time we lost one of our cows and had to inject the rest of them.

“We’re going to have to be watchful of the cattle. We would normally see them every couple of days but we will be keeping a closer eye on them to make sure they’re alright.

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Cllr Andy Moore, Farmer Richard Morris and Cllr Martin Lyons at the sewage-flooded farm

“I don’t know what the answer is. I just want something to be done so we don’t keep seeing the same thing again and again.”

Southern Water say the latest sewage leak was due to an electrical fault at its Chickenhall Lane pumping station which was reported to them at 8.30pm on Monday.

They say the fault has not impacted livestock or wildlife but they will continue to monitor the situation.

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The cows being moved

A spokesman said: “While electrical equipment can sometimes let us down, we very much regret any pollution incident and apologise for them.

“It is unacceptable and our team will be working around the clock to resolve the issues, and help prevent them from being repeated in the future.

“We are pleased that initial sampling by both the Environment Agency and Southern Water is showing no environmental impact following the spill.”

But Hampshire County Councillors Andy Moore and Martin Lyons say Eastleigh’s infrastructure is struggling with increased development in the area.

They have called for developers to stop building more homes in the borough until facilities have caught up.

UKIP councillor for Eastleigh East Cllr Moore said: “The water board have told me on numerous occasions that it’s going to take five years for infrastructure to catch up with house building.

“We’re calling for Eastleigh Borough Council, as the planning authority, to stop any building and look at the infrastructure.”

Cllr Lyon, UKIP councillor for Bishopstoke and Fair Oak added: “It’s not that we don’t need to build but The level of building without long term strategy will be a disaster.”