Water companies withholding sewage data for nearly 2,000 outfalls
by Rachel Salvidge for Endsreport, part of the Guardi from on (#ZXG3)
The Environment Agency is unable to regulate discharge from the outfalls until the information is made available, reports Endsreport
Details of nearly 2,000 sewage outfalls are being withheld by water companies, according to anglers' legal organisation Fish Legal.
A freedom of information (FOI) request by Fish Legal revealed that the frequency and contents of 1,968 sewage outfalls remain unknown to the Environment Agency (EA). As a result the discharges cannot be properly regulated.
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