Eli5: If a town in the UK gets flooded by local rivers due to storms, does some of the flood water end up going to sewer, and if so does the sewerage plant cope?

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Title, a bit in depth – would preferably like someone who works at one, thanks in advance

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Answer 1

I also work at a water company funnily enough but I don’t work in waste water. Overflowing on a clean water site can result in fines from Environmental agency, I presume the same kinda thing could happen with rainwater? I’m not sure