River Severn: Water bill protest over sewage
Usually, all the waste is carried to a sewage treatment works, but during times of heavy rainfall the system is designed to overflow occasionally and discharge excess wastewater into sea and rivers, to reduce the risk of flooding.discharged sewage into rivers almost 61,000 timesWilfred Denga, a spokesperson at the company, said: "People are really passionate about this, but so are we. We are investing £100m every year in reinforcing our sewer network.
Meanwhile, swimmers are trying to get parts of the Severn officially designated as bathing water so that it will be tested regularly.Swimmer Alison Biddulph said: "At the edges [of the water] you tend to get sanitary products, toilet paper and that kind of thing. "We're hoping to get a couple of stretches of the River Severn designated as bathing water so that the water will be tested to see how clean it is or otherwise.
"Then, if there's any pollutants in it, the Environment Agency will investigate who's polluting the water and what with.", however, the Rivers Trust branded its plan covering up to 2050 "too little, too late".
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