A map of sewage grot spots lays bare the scale of sewage being dumped along the Merseyside coastline.
The Rivers Trust map flags areas where sewage has been put into rivers, using brown blobs to identify the most problematic areas. The publicly accessible map shows a number of problem spots around Merseyside where the sewage has a potentially significant impact on people and wildlife.
Across the country, water companies are under major pressure at present after around 100 beaches in England were hit by raw sewage discharges in what has become a national crisis. And following a number of disturbing videos and photos showing sewage in the Mersey, a number of MPs wrote to Steve Mogford, CEO of United Utilities, asking for an explanation of where the sewage came from.
