Water firms in England released raw sewage into rivers and coastal waters for 3.6 million hours in 2023. Yorkshire Water discharged raw sewage into English waterways for more than 516,000 hours, while Thames Water - the UK's largest water company - discharged raw sewage for 196,414 hours.
Number of hours water companies discharged raw sewage into rivers and seas in England in 2023, by company
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Environment Agency, & Defra. (March 31, 2024). Number of hours water companies discharged raw sewage into rivers and seas in England in 2023, by company [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1180077/water-company-sewage-discharges-england-rivers/
Environment Agency, und Defra. "Number of hours water companies discharged raw sewage into rivers and seas in England in 2023, by company." Chart. March 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1180077/water-company-sewage-discharges-england-rivers/
Environment Agency, Defra. (2024). Number of hours water companies discharged raw sewage into rivers and seas in England in 2023, by company. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1180077/water-company-sewage-discharges-england-rivers/
Environment Agency, and Defra. "Number of Hours Water Companies Discharged Raw Sewage into Rivers and Seas in England in 2023, by Company." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1180077/water-company-sewage-discharges-england-rivers/
Environment Agency & Defra, Number of hours water companies discharged raw sewage into rivers and seas in England in 2023, by company Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1180077/water-company-sewage-discharges-england-rivers/ (last visited November 17, 2024)
Number of hours water companies discharged raw sewage into rivers and seas in England in 2023, by company [Graph], Environment Agency, & Defra, March 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1180077/water-company-sewage-discharges-england-rivers/
