A quarter of all sewage discharges in Wales and England in 2022 were into waterways in Wales.
The not-for-profit company estimates the removal would take anywhere between £9bn and £14bn, which would have a "significantly detrimental effect" on bills and make them unaffordable.The new figures come just a few days after
The area at the top of the list was Carmarthenshire - with more than 11,000 sewage discharges, totalling about 88,000 hours.Lloyd Nelmes, 29, from Pembrokeshire, is a Surfers Against Sewage representative and works for Sea Trust Wales. He said the pollution had been making him ill."I get ear infections quite often from surfing and swimming.
"I hope the increase in lots of water activities will increase the pressure and awareness. This has been happening for a long time." Dr Robin Parry is the chairman of the North Wales Rivers Trust and the Seiont, Gwyrfai and Llyfni Anglers in Gwynedd."I'm pleased that the public are more aware of it and it's a shocking problem, the way we treat our rivers.
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