English rivers are filled with a chemical cocktail of sewage, agricultural waste and plastic.

I find it upsetting when we're out and we see condoms, toilet paper and excrement floating

in the sea.

It's become a national scandal.

Our waterways, our rivers, our streams, even the seas that surround us have become

a dumping ground for raw sewage.

An outflow pipe on the south coast of England pumps hour after hour of untreated sewage into

a picturesque harbor.

Just one of many similar instances that have appalled swimmers, water sports enthusiasts,

fishers and environmentalists.

Amid a public outcry, the Times launched its CleanItUp campaign three months ago, joining

swimmers, surfers and campaigners to put pressure on the water companies to clean up their

act.

And now they've responded.

I'm here on behalf of the water industry to say a story.

The industry body Water UK has today promised to spend £10 billion on when it claims

will be the biggest modernisation of the sewage since the Victorian era.

£10 billion in the next five years to manage rainwater surges better, to increase sewage

treatment capacity.

Repair pipe work, all the things critics said today, they should have been doing with

your money for decades.

But is it enough to fix the problem?

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