Some areas are being hit with 'torrents of sewage' as heavy rain leads to water companies discharging waste into rivers and the sea
By-election defeats tell us nothing and 'there is no love for Labour', No 10 insiders claimSome areas are being hit with ‘torrents of sewage’ as heavy rain leads to water companies discharging waste into rivers and the sea
Water companies are issued with permits that allow them to discharge sewage if their networks are overwhelmed by rainwater in what should be exceptional circumstances.
“The sheer number of discharges show once again that under investment in our sewage system for decades means we are not equipped to deal with high rainfall events,” she added.On Friday afternoon, the data showed that sewage was being discharged through 163 of its 468 permitted locations, while it had discharged through a further 115 in the past 48 hours.
On Friday a burst pipe also left several inches of sewage on streets and gardens in the East Sussex town of St Leonards-on-Sea. In Yorkshire, local diver Mark Barrow recorded what he said shows sewage being discharged into the River Wharfe at Wetherby on Friday morning.
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