The headline findings include:

• Three in ten respondents (29%) ranked water pollution of rivers and seas among the top three things having a negative impact on the environment.
• There is a difference between what people think it is safe to do in a river and what they think it should be safe to do:
  • six in ten respondents (60%) in England think it should be safe to go swimming in a river in England – but only 16% think it is currently;
  • 65% of respondents in Wales think it should be safe to swim in a river in Wales, with 24% believing it is currently safe to do so.
• Three-quarters of respondents (75%) are aware that sewage is sometimes released into rivers and seas – but very few report a good understanding of storm overflows.
• Many respondents report concern about the release of sewage into rivers and seas, with the most common emotions relating to this being anger and upset.

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