The Real 'Tidal Wave' of Filth

Discharges of raw sewage, from nine of England and Wales' privatised water and sewage companies, were independently monitored. It was found that 30 water treatment works released 11bn litres of raw sewage in a single year. This could be a 'tip of the iceberg' figure (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/27/30-water-treatment-works-11bn-litres-raw-sewage-a-year). Illegal discharges of untreated effluent into UK rivers and seas are said to be 10 times higher than suggested by official data. This makes recent protestations by water companies, that they are keen to 'clean up' their act (at the user's expense), risible. Government also appears reluctant to hold the water companies to account. Anyone, in the UK, keen for a bit of sea bathing on their staycation?