Environmental watchdog calls for action over sewage spills

Spills can pose massive risks to the environment and public health.

Action needs to be taken to reduce how often sewage is allowed to seep into rivers and seas around Scotland.

That’s according to an environmental watchdog which found the rules on how storm overflows are used haven’t changed since the late 1990s.

It also found there’s very little public information on how often sewage has spilled out.

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