Friday 14th November 2025 – Data from https://www.sewagemap.co.uk/ shows that significant amounts of sewage were discharged into the River Ivel over a prolonged period.
Data below includes location and duration of sewage release in hours and minutes. All sewage releases happened last Friday:
- Letchworth (Pix Brook) – 0h 47m
- Stotfold (Ivel) – 9h 55m
- Henlow (Ivel) – 45h 27m
- Sandy (Ivel) – 29h 15m
Anglian Water is responsible for maintaining each of the sewage release sites. Anglian says “Your feedback is very important to us we’d love to hear your thoughts on how we’re doing.” You can contact Anglian Water via this link https://www.anglianwater.co.uk/your-feedback