Published On Mar 31, 2023
Raw sewage flowed into the waters around Britain for almost two million hours last year.
Over 300,000 sewage spills were recorded in 2022.
That's a reduction on the year before, but that was largely down to below-average rainfall, rather than any particular action taken by water companies.
Our Science Editor, Tom Clarke, has been looking at the scale of the problem.
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