US EditionUK water companies released sewage for 3.6 million hours in 2024
- UK water companies discharged sewage for a record 3.6 million hours in 2024, showing a slight increase from 2023's figures.
- South West Water and United Utilities were the worst offenders regarding sewage spills, with 544,439 and 450,778 hours logged respectively.
- Environment Secretary Steve Reed called the discharge figures disgraceful and attributed them to years of underinvestment in water systems.
- Despite increased monitoring, the sewage discharge duration rose, revealing ongoing issues within the UK's water crisis.
Insights by Ground AI
Does this summary seem wrong?
25 Articles
25 Articles
All
Left
8
Center
5
Right
3
'Disgraceful' amount of sewage still being dumped in English rivers, says environment secretary
The frustration for consumers is that many of us will see significant increases to our bills in order to finance the investments being demanded by Ofwat and the government to meet pollution targets.
·United Kingdom
Read Full Article
Coverage Details
Total News Sources25
Leaning Left8Leaning Right3Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution50% Left
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources lean Left
50% Left
L 50%
C 31%
R 19%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
Ownership
To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage
