Britain's Water Scandal: Dispatches
Dispatches · Season 2022 · Episode 15
Jimmy Doherty investigates why companies have been allowed to get away with dumping untreated sewage into Britain's rivers and seas for so long, and who is really to blame. Jimmy finds companies breaking the law, a sewerage system that's too small to cope, and thousands of sewage spills at some of Britain's best beaches. An insider reveals why the Environment Agency regulator is failing to hold privatised water companies to account.
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Season
2022
Episode
15
Air Date
29/Aug/2022
Air Time
19:30
Runtime
30 min
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Jimmy Doherty investigates why companies have been allowed to get away with dumping untreated sewage into Britain's rivers and seas for so long, and who is really to blame. Jimmy finds companies breaking the law, a sewerage system that's too small to cope, and thousands of sewage spills at some of Britain's best beaches. An insider reveals why the Environment Agency regulator is failing to hold privatised water companies to account.
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