Teifi is UK's 'fifth most polluted river'

THE river Teifi is the fifth most sewage-polluted river in the UK, according to figures from campaign group Surfers Against Sewage.

- BRUCE SINCLAIR

The Teifi, which forms the boundary between Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire, was up from ninth place last year and shares its unenviable position with rivers such as the Avon, Tent and Ouse, seeing a staggering 2,232 sewage dumps in 2024 - lasting 22,288 hours.

Other local rivers also saw significant amounts of sewage dumping, including:

The Welsh Liberal Democrats, who have been campaigning to clean up Welsh rivers over several years, have said that the new figures were “catastrophic” for local wildlife and risk damaging tourism and public health.