In just one year, England and Wales’ waterways had sewage pumped into them for at least 3.4million hours, according to recent figures.
Data from 2021, analysed by Top of the Poops, has revealed the horrifying extent to which rivers, canals, the sea and other bodies have been polluted by water companies.
It has also highlighted the most polluted local rivers across England and Wales, where just one waterway had sewage pumped into it on over 2,500 separate occasions.
