Members of the public often report seeing condoms and toilet paper in England and Wales's waterways.
It has become common in England and Wales for members of the public to report seeing raw sewage in rivers, canals and along the coasts."As we gather and analyse more information, including data on storm overflow spills, our concerns have grown further about South West Water's operation of its wastewater assets and environmental performance," said David Black, Ofwat Chief Executive.
He called the scale of the issue so far "shocking" and told BBC News that Ofwat had never taken action on this scale before.The charity Rivers Trust told BBC News that the decision to open the investigation was "long overdue" and that "this kind of practice has become business as usual in the water sector."Ofwat has the power to fine water companies 10% of their annual income.
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