River Dart

Residents along the River Dart in Devon have taken it upon themselves to monitor and record sewage discharges into the river, describing the scale of pollution as shocking. The community-led effort highlights growing public frustration with water companies and regulators over untreated wastewater released into rivers, an issue that has become a major environmental concern across England.

A community group in Devon has built a platform, River Hub, to monitor sewage spills and storm overflows into the River Dart. Locals describe the scale of pollution as shocking, and the effort has drawn attention to the wider state of England's rivers and the performance of water companies and the Environment Agency.

A community group in Devon has built an online platform, River Hub, allowing residents to monitor sewage spills and storm overflows into the River Dart. Volunteers say the scale of pollution they have documented is shocking, and the project gives locals real-time data on water quality. The initiative reflects growing public frustration over wastewater discharges into English rivers by water companies.