Table 2 Numbers and duration (hours) of known sewage and wastewater discharges into rivers and coastal waters in England between 2019 and 2023 (ref. 15)
From: Water industry strategies to manufacture doubt and deflect blame for sewage pollution in England
Year | Number of known sewage and wastewater discharges | Hours of discharges (millions) |
|---|---|---|
2019 | 292,864 | 1.5 |
2020 | 403,171 | 3.1 |
2021 | 372,533 | 2.7 |
2022 | 301,091 | 1.8 |
2023 | 464,056 | 3.6 |
