Sewage spills in bathing areas are 'environmental vandalism'
The Liberal Democrats found that discharges by eight water companies increased by 80 per cent last year
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The Liberal Democrats found that discharges by eight water companies increased by 80 per cent last year
NEW figures have laid bare how much raw sewage was dumped in the Morecambe Bay catchment, the Walney Channel and the Duddon Estuary last year.
Sewage was dumped into rivers, lakes and on beaches designated 'safe to bathe in' 86 times a day on average in 2023, analysis of official data...
Damning figures reveal 31,000 cases of sewage discharges in bathing areas across England last year, with spots in Cumbria and West Sussex among the worst affected
Sewage spills in bathing spots have risen by nearly 50 per cent in the space of a year, analysis shows.