Sewage dumped into English waters for more than 43,000 hours over summer

Sky News Thursday 3rd September 2026, 6:20AM 1 min read 13 hours ago

Water companies dumped sewage into England's waters for more than 43,000 hours during July and August, new data from campaigners Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) shows.

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