Campaign group warns sewage overflows have risen by 87 per cent in the past year

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Water companies issued over 5,000 sewage discharge notifications in the past 12 months, the majority of which were issued during the official bathing season
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Water companies issued over 5,000 sewage discharge notifications in the past 12 months, the majority of which were issued during the official bathing season

Annual Water Quality Report from Surfers Against Sewage finds that water companies are continuing to pollute waterways at an increasing rate

Water companies are discharging sewage into our waterways at an increasing rate, according to the Surfers Against Sewage 2021 Water Quality Report. The report, which was published today by the marine...

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