Sewage released into English rivers for 2.7m hours last year by water firms

Government plan stop 40% of raw sewage releases by 2040 is too slow, say campaignersWater companies discharged raw sewage into English rivers 372,533 times last year, a slight reduction on the previous year.The water companies covering England released untreated sewage for a combined total of more than 2.7m hours; compared with 3.1m hours in 2020, according to data released by the Environment Agency (EA) on Thursday. Continue reading...