MP's outrage at scale of sewage dumped in the region's waterways - Severn Trent knows there is 'work to be done'
An MP has described the scale of sewage dumped in the region's waterways as a "scandal".
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North Shropshire MP Helen Morgan has expressed her dismay after it was revealed that 454,155 hours worth of sewage was dumped into waterways by Severn Trent last year.
Data released by the Environment Agency also revealed that sewage was pumped into North Shropshire rivers for 7,952 hours last year.
The water company said it understands that there is "work to be done" to reduce spills, and that it is investing £250 million to improve storm overflows.
Both the River Roden in Wem and the Common Brook, a tributary of the River Perry near Oswestry, had sewage spilling into them for more than 2,000 hours last year while the River Morda in Oswestry, Tetchill Brook in Ellesmere and the River Vyrnwy in Llanymynech were also badly hit.
