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30 water treatment works released 11bn litres of raw sewage in a year, study suggests

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Government target of 20 spills per year by 2025 would still involve huge volumes of untreated sewage.

Only one of 30 treatment works analysed has volume monitors fitted.

Water industry promises to triple investment in sewerage network to 10bn this decade.

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