A RECORD amount of untreated sewage was dumped into the River Thames during November.
A total of 12.75 cubic metres of sewage was put into the river last month, according to Environement Agency figures.
A Thames Water spokesman said: “London's sewer system was designed to overflow into the Thames when it becomes overloaded, to prevent sewage backing up into homes and gardens.
"Population growth, the concreting over of green spaces and more torrential downpours from a changing climate mean that these discharges are now required far too often.
"But they are legal and consented because the rainwater and sewage literally has nowhere else to go.
"Long periods of heavy rain made November a particularly bad month.”
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