More than 2,000 sewage works are being investigated over claims of pollutionWater companies have collectively cut investment in wastewater and sewage networks by almost a fifth in the 30 years since they were privatised, according to analysis of official data. Campaigners for cleaner rivers said the data showed some companies had chosen to dump raw sewage in waterways instead of investing adequately in treatment systems. SponsoredAverage capital expenditure on wastewater and sewage networks fell from £2.98 billion a year in the 1990s to £2.4 billion in the past six years, according to data from Ofwat, the industry regulator, for the ten largest water companies in England and Wales. The data was obtained via freedom of information requests by the Windrush Against Sewage Pollution campaign group and was first reported by the Financial Times. Ashley Smith, the

Source: The Times December 24, 2021 07:01 UTC