BBC: Thames Water sewage spills quadruple, data shows
The number of hours in which sewage was dumped into the River Thames has more than quadrupled in the last year, figures show.
There were 6,590 hours of sewage spills in the last nine months of 2023, according to the data from Thames Water, analysed by London's City Hall. It is up from 1,420 hours for the same period in 2022.
Thames Water has been urged to take action, while the water company said it was "working hard" to tackle the issue.
The figures on Thames Water's storm discharge dashboard only started being published in April 2022.
According to the latest data, between 25 and 31 December last year, sewage was dumped 18 hours a day on average, amid heavy rainfall.
