Figures for sewage overflow into England’s rivers and seas show that 80% of sewerage systems routinely run over capacity.
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February 1, 2023
Demonstrators against sewage discharge in Whitstable, England, October 2022 Chris J. Ratcliffe/Getty Images
Researchers say one of the reasons why sewage regularly flows into Britain’s rivers and seas is because the aging wastewater system cannot keep up with the modern population.
In 2021, untreated sewage was discharged 375,000 times into UK rivers. The UK water company intends to discharge untreated wastewater into the water during unusually high rainfall only when the system is overwhelmed and the wastewater can back up into people’s homes. However, the report compiled by…
