LAST week, MPs voted down a plan that would reduce the amount of raw sewage being dumped in rivers.
All four of Oxfordshire's Tory MPs voted against the plan, whereas Labour MP Anneliese Dodds and Lib Dem MP Layla Moran voted to approve the plans.
But how bad is the issue of sewage leaking into our rivers?
Data collected by the Rivers Trust reveals that it may be worse than you first thought.
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The trust has created a map that shows where the sewerage network discharges treated effluent and overflows of untreated effluent and stormwater into rivers in England & Wales.
It explains that the public should avoid entering the water immediately downstream of these discharges and avoid the overflows (brown circles), especially after it has been raining.
These are some of the spots that sewage leaked from in and around Oxford:
- North Hinksey Lane: In 2020 this sewer storm overflow spilled 10 times for a total of 97 hours.
- West Way Botley: In 2020 this sewer storm overflow spilled 17 times for a total of 91 hours.
- Oxford sewage treatment works: In 2020 this sewer storm overflow spilled 126 times for a total of 1822 hours
- Littlemore sewage pumping station: In 2020 this sewer storm overflow spilled 3 times for a total of 14 hours.
- Abingdon sewage treatment works: In 2020 this sewer storm overflow spilled 135 times for a total of 1955 hours.
- Wheatley sewage treatment works: In 2020 this sewer storm overflow spilled 145 times for a total of 2679 hours.
- Benson sewage treatment works: In 2020 this sewer storm overflow spilled 56 times for a total of 993 hours.
- Appleton sewage treatment works: In 2020 this sewer storm overflow spilled 128 times for a total of 2302 hours.
- South Leigh sewage treatment works: In 2020 this sewer storm overflow spilled 154 times for a total of 3343 hours.
- Bletchingdon sewage treatment works: In 2020 this sewer storm overflow spilled 116 times for a total of 946 hours.
- Clanfield Marsh sewage treatment works: In 2020 this sewer storm overflow spilled 176 times for a total of 3843 hours.
Fore more information on other sewage leaks see here.
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