More than 800,000 hours of sewage spills in Wales last year, report claims
It is equivalent to a sewage discharge happening every five minutes, according to campaigners.
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"Last year's figures equated to a discharge every five minutes, which he called a 'shocking statistic.'"
— Giles Bristow , Activist
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It is equivalent to a sewage discharge happening every five minutes, according to campaigners.
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