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Recommendation 22
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The public are rightly shocked when they discover that untreated or partially treated sewage is...
Conclusion
The public are rightly shocked when they discover that untreated or partially treated sewage is regularly dumped into rivers and streams in England. We have heard that the rainwater washing into storm sewers can contain microplastics, industrial chemicals and hydrocarbons. It will then mix with human waste from homes and businesses containing harmful bacteria. In some cases, the only ‘treatment’ that such discharges will have received will have been to pass through a mesh grill.
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Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 16 May 2022. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗