‘No finish in sight’ for sewage dumps as Environment Agency figures present year-on-year improve
There have been 3,275 sewage dumps in Britain final 12 months, in response to information uncovered by the Liberal Democrats.Environment Agency figures confirmed the full quantity was up from the two,008 recorded in 2021.
In complete, there have been 194,900 sewage dumps from "high frequency spill overflows" in 2022, lasting a complete of 1.3 million hours.A spokesperson for the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) mentioned the numbers as utilized by the Lib Dems did "not align with the official data".High frequency spills are often deemed severe sufficient to warrant an investigation by water firms, who're obliged to report again inside three months and description what motion has been taken.
The Liberal Democrats have accused the water firms of refusin...