South West Water reduces sewage spills at one pumping station

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South West Water reduces sewage spills at one pumping station

It was the fifth worst. No update has been shared on the other four

More than 40,000 sewage spills from storm overflows reported in the North East

The number of sewage spills fell by almost 6,000 thanks to major investment, Northumbrian Water said

South West sewage spill duration increased in 2024

South West Water said it is spending £760m over the next five years to tackle the problem.

'Disgraceful' amount of sewage still being dumped in English rivers, says environment secretary

The amount of sewage being dumped into English rivers remains "disgraceful", despite improved monitoring, supposed investment by water companies and threats of penalties from government, the latest data reveals.

Nearly 4m hours of raw sewage dumped in England’s waters last year

Duration of spills by water companies up on previous year, in data described by environment secretary as ‘disgraceful’Raw sewage was discharged into rivers and coastal waters in England for almost 4m hours last year, with waterways that have the highest environmental protections subjected to days of pollution.Data released by the Environment Agency on Thursday revealed water companies discharged untreated effluent for 3.62m hours, a slight incre…