https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/mar/27/raw-sewage-hours-dumped-water-companies-england-last-year-data. "Data released by the Environment Agency on Thursday revealed water companies discharged untreated effluent for 3.62m hours, a slight increase on last year... The increase in the hours of raw sewage dumped into waterways comes as water companies are increasing bills by an average of £123... in the biggest hit to customers’ pockets since the industry was privatised 36 years ago."