When the water level rises, the floating switch turns on the pump, which grinds waste and ejects it up the waste line. The check valve stops wastewater from flowing back into the basin.

Thames Water has released raw sewage into a chalk stream near St Albans for more than 1,000 hours over the past six weeks. Analysis shows that Britain’s biggest water company has been spilling ...

Residents of uMhlanga are demanding accountability from the eThekwini Municipality as sewage spills threaten local health and ...

Jonah Fisher/BBC Matt Staniek said he believed a sewage-free Windermere was achievable A Defra spokesman said the government "will never look the other way" while water companies "pump record ...