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BBC uncovers 6,000 possible illegal sewage spills in one year
BBC via Yahoo News· 1 day ago[BBC] Overflow points where sewage is discharged have monitors which record when spills start and...
Extinction Rebellion activists stage Thames Water toilet protest
BBC News· 3 hours agoEnvironmental protesters sat on toilets on a busy Thames footbridge to highlight the issue of sewage...
How much raw sewage is released into rivers and the sea, and what are the rules?
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 days agoWithout rainwater to dilute the waste, this can lead to higher concentrations of sewage entering...
Water companies accused of ‘illegally’ releasing sewage during record heatwave
Daily Telegraph· 1 day agoWater companies released sewage during the record heatwave of 2022, despite rules that spills should...
Crews respond to wastewater spill in northeast Charlotte
WBTV Charlotte· 2 hours agoA blockage of grease and wipes caused the overflow.
4,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled into Bradenton streets after lift station failure
Bradenton Herald via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoThe City of Bradenton spilled 4,000 gallons of sewage after a lift station issue on Wednesday,...
Canaries beaches among those named as Spain’s worst ‘black flag’ spots – see the rest of the list
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe popular white sands of Playa Blanca beach in Lanzarote also received black flag status for a ...
Water pollution at Cressage is 'not sewage'
BBC News· 1 day agoSevern Trent has said there has been no sewage leak into the River Severn in Shropshire. The Environment Agency said it had been to investigate a...
Twelve millon gallons of sewage not an oops
The Day· 2 days agoSpills are frequent and predictable and DEEP knows it. It’s done to prevent raw sewage from sewers backing up into private homes. In Connecticut in 2023, there were 150 < ...
Boss of water supplier paid £3m despite 60,000 sewage spills
Daily Telegraph· 4 days agoThe chief executive of Severn Trent was paid £3.2m last year despite the company’s sewage spills...