The sewage pollution in England is shocking. Despite the fact that sewage treatment technology is available, the water companies are not using it, because it costs them money, and they have been illegally discharging untreated sewage into rivers all over the country. Every single river in England is polluted. The water companies are private and are based in various regions across England. There are no other water companies in each region, i.e., the water industry is monopolizing. It was a mistake that the water and sewerage industry was privatised in 1989.