Conservationists seek judicial review of UK sewage discharge plan

Charity says strategy is unlawful and will allow storm overflows to dump raw sewage for next 28 years

The UK government’s plan to cut millions of hours of raw sewage discharges by water companies each year is facing a judicial review on the grounds that it is unlawful.

The conservationist charity WildFish is calling for the storm overflow reduction strategy, published on Friday, to be withdrawn immediately.

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(SOURCE) https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/31/uk-sewage-discharge-plan-judicial-review

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