Avonvale River Action Group reports high phosphate levels following water testing.
By Caroline GallA campaign group set up to monitor water quality in the River Avon has said it has found consistent levels of pollution.
"A couple of years ago it was brought to my attention that a few people had become sick having swum in the [Avon]," Louise Bugg, from the group, said.She explained: "We've got a local angling club that found fish had disappeared from the river in November and they'd started this process of testing and found that the water quality was extremely poor."
Paddling in kayaks meant the group was also able to get a clearer view of sewage outlets going into the river rather than seeing them from the riverbank, Ms Bugg said.Water companies are allowed to release sewage after rain to prevent it overwhelming the system and backing up into people's homes.have called for action on sewage spills after a BBC News investigation in September suggested three major water companies illegally discharged sewage hundreds of times in 2022 on dry days.
"We found quite high pollution rates in the electrical conductivity which is the suspended solids in the water."
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