Water companies have pumped raw sewage into Britain's seas and rivers for more than nine million hours since 2016, new data suggests
Cliff Meadon, who runs canoeing and kayaking business Epic Life, and says he has lost"thousands" over the last two years due to sewage dumps.
"We've had to cancel sessions. We've been on the water with groups when we've had to come in as the sewage comes out. We've seen it," he said.Beaches in Normans Bay as well as Bexhill were closed but have now reopened.A spokesperson for Southern Water said:"This week's heavy rain has fallen on to dry ground that can't absorb surface run-off, meaning that more rain than usual has overwhelmed our network.
"This led to some overflows - which are used to protect homes, schools, businesses and hospitals from flooding - spilling excess water into the sea."We are dedicated to significantly reducing storm overflows and are running innovative pilot schemes across the region to reduce the amount of rainfall entering our combined sewers by 2030."for widespread pollution after pleading guilty to more than 6,000 unpermitted sewage discharges.
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