75% of UK's rivers contaminated with raw sewage due to neglected Victorian-era plumbing in private water utilities.

Privatized water utilities in the U.K. have failed to upgrade Victorian-era plumbing, leading to 75% of the country's rivers contaminated with unsafe levels of raw sewage. In response, the athlete-activist group Surfers Against Sewage is campaigning for necessary infrastructure improvements. Their advocacy highlights the urgent need for better water management to safeguard public health and protect aquatic ecosystems.

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