Testing of bathing ‘sites’ water begins for 2023
The bathing water season began yesterday (15 May 2023), with monitoring by the Environment Agency now underway. This means...
Sewage
Anglian Water fined £2.65m after sewage discharged into North Sea
After pleading guilty, Anglian Water has been issued a fine of £2.65m after allowing untreated sewage to overflow into...
UK announces £1.6bn water pollution plan
The UK has pledged to try and clean up its act, announcing a new £1.6 billion plan to reduce...
Extinction Rebellion unveils spoof blue plaques shaming MPs over sewage vote
Activists have been installing satirical blue plaques across Cornwall to highlight the impact of dumping raw sewage into the...
‘Dirty secrets’: water companies are dumping sewage in dry weather, report reveals
Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) has released its 2022 Water Quality Report, which uncovers potential illegal sewage discharges, as well...
Southern Water dumps ‘5 months’ of sewage in 8 days
Almost every designated bathing beach on the UK’s southeast coast is at risk from an “unprecedented” level of sewage...
VIDEO: Outrage as ‘raw sewage’ pumped into water at Cornish beach
Update: South West Water initially confirmed it had allowed a storm overflow to run into the water at St...
Beachgoers warned to stay away after sewage released in UK seas
Pollution warnings are in place across dozens of beaches in England and Wales, after untreated sewage was pumped into...
Sewage dumped into English waterways 372,000 times in 2021
New data released by the Environment Agency reveals that water companies dumped sewage into English rivers, lakes, estuaries and...
UK rivers choked by a ‘chemical cocktail’ of sewage and waste, MPs find
The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee report into the water quality of rivers has found that ‘rivers in...
Shocking 87.6% increase in sewage discharges into UK waters
The annual water quality report from environmental charity, Surfers Against Sewage (SAS), has revealed that sewage discharges into coastal...
