“A bit of rain comes and our rivers and seas are used as toilets” 🌧️ Outrage as first major rainfall in 2 months triggers sewage discharges across England and Wales
in the 48 hours to Friday afternoon, with 94 still actively flowing at that time.
The company said: “We’ve committed £1.6 billion of investment in our sewage treatment works and sewers over the next two years. This will help us deliver our commitment to a 50 per cent reduction in the total annual duration of discharges across London and the Thames Valley by 2030, and within that an 80 per cent reduction in sensitive catchments.”
Data collected by Surfers Against Sewage showed at least 60 coastal sites in England and Wales where discharges had taken place in the previous 48 hours. 42 of those were within Southern Water’s area of operation, which runs from Hampshire to Kent.
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