Sewage pumped into River Mole in Fetcham Splash, campaigners say

Sewage was pumped into the River Mole over hundreds of hours in the space of five days.

Members of the River Mole River Watch in Surrey said nearly 800 cumulative hours of sewage was discharged into the river from 20-24 January amid heavy rain days before Storm Chandra, according to Thames Water figures.

Simon Collins, a trustee with the group, said: “When this happens the whole river suffers.”

A spokesperson for Thames Water, responsible for sewage treatment in the area, said it was “delivering record levels of investment across our wastewater infrastructure”.