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Sewage in Scotland’s rivers and beaches far more widespread than realised

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Environmental Standards Scotland said there were thousands of sewage overflow incidents last year .

Nearly half of the country’s storm overflows released sewage more than 50 times.

Of those, a third released sewage at least 100 times, and four sites more than 500 times.

Unlike in England , where nearly all outflows are monitored, only 8% of Scotland 's are checked.

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton said findings made grim reading’.

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