his report presents the findings of research involving stakeholder engagement, systems mapping and policy and regulatory analysis around the issue of sewage pollution from storm overflows.
It considers the challenges in their widest context, understanding where certain action should be driven by significant actors in the system and factors which combine to create the current situation, but can be considerably enhanced though action in a range of other complementary areas. The report’s focus is on England, but the principles discussed apply to greater or lesser extents to the devolved nations of the UK, as well as internationally.