An investigation by the charity Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) has produced the first national analysis of sewage dumping when there has been no rainfall; a practice it believes indicates “potential illegal activity” by Britain’s water companies.
By collating the water companies’ sewage discharge data in a single free and award-winning app – the Safer Seas and Rivers Service – the campaigners have been able to compare the dates and times of these official releases with weather data from the UK Met Office.
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