Sickness facts & figures

We collect data when people get sick from entering the water, and summarise this to create a clear picture of when and where people are getting sick. The more reports we get, the better we can learn about the impact of poor water quality on bathers.

Human impact stories

People’s lives and livelihoods are being severely impacted by the torrents of sewage entering the UK’s waterways, with some people now living with debilitating conditions as a result of the sickness. Watch their personal stories from all across the nation.

Lucy Luck (she / them)

Campaigns and Policy Coordinator

My role is to support the delivery of campaigns and activations on Surfers Against Sewage’s main campaign areas – Water Quality and Plastic pollution! I support work across the whole organisation, with a primary focus within our Campaign and Policy teams.

Latest Sickness data investigations