In Maids Moreton, a village in southern England, a dilemma emerges regarding a proposal to build 153 new homes amidst existing sewage capacity issues. With the sewage works overloaded for years and no upgrades in sight, the community faces the decision of constructing homes that could potentially remain uninhabitable due to inadequate waste treatment. This situation echoes a widespread concern across England, where aging sewage facilities hinder progress on housing development, threatening government targets for new homes while increasing river pollution risks.
"You wouldn't dream of building a house that you couldn't connect to electricity, or that was never going to connect to a road. But for some reason we're building houses that have nowhere to treat the sewage."
"We think the problem is rife across England and Wales," says Justin Neal, solicitor at Wildfish, an environmental charity that campaigns against river pollution.
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