A host of Merseyside MPs have written to the boss of United Utilities to ask for an explanation regarding raw sewage in the River Mersey.
Over the weekend, a number of videos and images of sewage and excrement in the Mersey were shared online, with a number of videos focussing on sewage in the Otterspool area. Today United Utilities, which manages region's water, insisted it was not responsible for the discharge, instead blaming an unnamed third party.
A spokesperson for United Utilities said: "Over the weekend we have carried out thorough checks of all of our wastewater systems in the area and we are positive that there have not been any releases of sewage into the river. Our teams did find evidence that the pollution had been caused by a third party in the Otterspool area and we have reported this to the Environment Agency and Liverpool City Council’s Environmental Health department."
