Article 5A1FN Raw sewage dumped into English and Welsh beaches '2,900 times this year'

Raw sewage dumped into English and Welsh beaches '2,900 times this year'

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Sandra Laville
from Environment | The Guardian on (#5A1FN)

Exclusive: public health and environment at risk as water companies overuse emergency overflows, says pressure group

Water companies discharged raw sewage into bathing water beaches almost 3,000 times in the past year, polluting the environment and risking public health, new analysis shows.

Related: Face masks and gloves found on 30% of UK beaches in clean-up

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