Locals in north-east Norfolk are experiencing recurring sewage floods, causing damage to properties and raising health concerns. Residents accuse Anglian Water and the Environment Agency of inadequate response and warn of the environmental impact on the Broads.
Locals across north-east Norfolk said they are forced to tread through 'vile, disgusting' wastewater flooding their streetsResidents in Norfolk towns and villages have said that water containing “faeces and tissue paper” has been flooding their streets and damaging their properties after repeated sewage discharges.
has approved a 29 per cent increase in Anglian Water bills between 2025 and 2030, raising them from £491 to £631 The watchdog threatened to take all bodies to court if they do not set out the steps they aim to take “to put matters right” within the next two months. Steff Aquarone and Liberal Democrat Leader Sir Ed Davey swam at Sheringham during the election campaign“This fine and others that have been levied against other water operators are just reflective of part of the problem, which is discharging untreated sewage into water systems has been a cost of business for too long within the industry.
Aquarone called for more “criminal accountability, not just for water companies, but all polluters who abuse the environment and breach the rules”.
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