Untreated sewage triggers pollution warnings at almost 100 UK beaches after heavy rainfall.
Pollution warnings are in place for more than 100 British beaches after untreated sewage was discharged into the sea.appear on the Safer Seas and Rivers Service, run by the charity Surfers Against Sewage , and are based on water firms' data.
He criticised the water companies' use of combined sewer overflows, which are designed to release sewage and rainwater in times of extreme heavy rain. In parliament, Green Party MP Caroline Lucas urged the government to "cut the crap" and return the "failing" water industry to public hands., one company - Southern Water - has discharged untreated sewage into almost 30 bathing sites, including the popular resorts of Bognor Regis, Hastings and Cowes.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency currently has poor water quality warnings at 18 of its designated bathing waters, while Natural Resources Wales has three water quality warnings in place.
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