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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Sandra Laville

Activists take water regulator to court over sewage in English and Welsh rivers

Pollution in the Jubilee River.
A continued lack of action will lead to a collapse in biodiversity, campaigners say. Photograph: Maureen McLean/Rex/Shutterstock

The England and Wales water regulator, Ofwat, has unlawfully failed to stop water companies discharging raw sewage into rivers, campaigners say in a legal case.

The environmental campaign group Wild Justice is seeking a judicial review of Ofwat’s failure to monitor and take enforcement action against water firms that discharge raw sewage into waterways.

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