Mon 02 May 2022:
According to reports, untreated sewage poured into England’s coastal bathing areas at a record level.
Data showed the sewage amounted to over 160,000 hours as water companies released sewage 25,000 times into bathing waters off the English coast.
The report claimed South West Water had poured sewage into bathing areas for over 43,000 hours with Ilfracombe’s Wildersmouth beach receiving over 1800 hours of sewage.
According to a report, water firms released raw sewage into rivers and coastal waters for 2.7 million hours in 2021. The companies included United Utilities, Severn Trent Water, Yorkshire Water, and South West Water among others.
The report said businesses discharged raw sewage into rivers 72,533 times in 2021.
SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES
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