There were fewer spills - but is it good enough?
There were almost 4000 storm overflow spills in Greater Lincolnshire last year, according to new figures.However, the county’s water provider says the situation is improving, with 26% fewer spills in the county compared to the previous year, and half the overall duration.for 2022 reveals that there were 3,841 spills in Greater Lincolnshire over the course of the year, spilling for a cumulative time period of 18,874 hours.
However, Anglian Water had the second fewest recorded spills in the country – behind only Thames Water. In 2021, more than 21,000 sewage spills were counted in the Anglian Water area across 194,594 hours, and that figure has been slashed in half for 2022 – settling at 89,514 hours for 2022. The water company says it is committed to improvements and aims to cut all serious pollutions by 2025, aided by £39 million of investment in storm overflow reductions.
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