DoomsdaysCW<p>Serious water pollution incidents up 60% in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a>, Environment Agency says</p><p>Esme Stallard, July 18, 2025</p><p>Excerpt: "Every year the Environment Agency records the number of times pollution such as untreated sewage is released from water company sites such as treatment works into the country's waterways.</p><p>Just three companies were responsible for the vast majority of the most serious incidents - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ThamesWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThamesWater</span></a> (33), <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthernWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthernWater</span></a> (15) and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/YorkshireWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YorkshireWater</span></a> (13).</p><p>" 'These figures expose a brutal truth. Serious <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> incidents are rising, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sewage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sewage</span></a> discharges remain rampant, and our rivers are spiralling toward <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EcologicalCollapse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EcologicalCollapse</span></a>. This is not just regulatory failure; it is a national disgrace,' said <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RiverAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RiverAction</span></a> CEO James Wallace."</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg5zl75dmm0o" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg5zl7</span><span class="invisible">5dmm0o</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SewagePollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SewagePollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RiversInEngland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RiversInEngland</span></a></p>