More than 100 MPs from across different parties are supporting a parliamentary bid to stop water companies discharging untreated sewage into rivers. Untreated sewage was released into English rivers more than 200,000 times in 2019, the Guardian revealed last year, suggesting the releases have become routine and their scale excessive. Pressure is growing for water companies to fix the problem of excessive amounts of sewage being spilled into our rivers. This could include bestowing bathing status on at least two inland waters every year to improve water quality in rivers. No river achieved good chemical status, suggesting pollution from sewage discharge, chemicals and agricultureis having a significant impact on river quality.

Source: The Guardian January 09, 2021 07:52 UTC