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Water industry admits sewage monitoring damaging public trust

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Water companies should not be allowed to monitor their own levels of sewage pollution, industry body says.

Instead they are proposing a new, third -party monitoring system to build consumer trust.

The recommendation is part of a submission made to the UK government's independent review into the water sector.

Campaigners have long complained the companies' self-reporting has prevented the true scale of pollution in UK water being revealed.

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