East Sussex town's 'staggering' sewage spills sees it in the top 10% most polluted in England

Lewes saw the second highest number of sewage spills in the entire Southern Water area during 2022, according to new figures.

By Frankie Elliott

Published 4th Apr 2023, 10:32 BST

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Data released by the Environment Agency show Southern Water discharged sewage into waterways 16,668 times in 2022 – lasting a total of 146,819 hours.

At Lewes, the Ham Lane pumping station released sewage into the Ouse 146 times last year, lasting a total of 2,419 hours.