https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/tags/waterindustry/Recent content in waterindustry on Birmingham DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 04:30:00 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/midland-water-firm-dumped-sewage-into-uk-waterways-over-36000-times-last-year/Fri, 12 Jun 2026 04:30:00 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/midland-water-firm-dumped-sewage-into-uk-waterways-over-36000-times-last-year/Severn Trent, a major water supplier serving over 4.5 million customers across the Midlands, parts of the south-west, and mid-Wales, discharged raw sewage into UK waterways more than 36,000 times last year. These figures, released by the GMB union using data from the House of Commons Library and the Environment Agency, reveal that untreated sewage was released for a staggering total of 200,361 hours throughout 2025. In response to the alarming statistics, the GMB union has called for employees to be granted representation on a forthcoming “super regulator” body, which is set to replace the current water industry watchdog, Ofwat, alongside other regulatory organizations.