You might have seen reports about storm overflows discharges at bathing sites in the local, regional and national press.

We know that we, as a water company, have a big part to play in improving our network and reducing the number of discharges. We also know there's lots more work to do.

Did you know: agricultural runoff is the biggest polluter of rivers and waterways as it often carries along pesticides, fertilisers and animal slurry?

And urban runoff from roads can also carry pollutants like oil, diesel and petrol?

We've created some videos below to explain more about storm overflows and when they're activated.