Water Companies Apologise for Sewage Spills, Announce £10 Billion Modernisation Plan

A combined sewer overflow pipe on Ryde beach on the Isle of Wight, which has suffered from sewage pollution in recent years, on March 30, 2023. Glyn Kirk/AFP via Getty Images

Water and sewage companies in England have apologised for sewage spills in rivers and seas and announced the biggest modernisation of sewers since the Victorian era.

The upgrade of the sewage system will cost £10 billion in the next 10 years, announced Water UK, a membership body representing the UK water industry.