Sewage has been discharged into the sea along the Dorset coast in the past 24 hours.
A map on Wessex Water's website shows sewage has been discharged at West Bay, Eypemouth, Swanage, Hengistbury Head, Avon Beach and Friars Cliff in Christchurch.
All the discharges happened on Wednesday August 17, their data says.
Read more: What could've sparked pollution warnings at two Dorset beaches
It comes a day after Wessex Water denied sewage had been emptied near two other Dorset beaches on Tuesday August 16.
Boscombe Pier and Lulworth Cove had been marked with a ‘Pollution Risk Warning’ on an interactive map by environmental campaign group, Surfers Against Sewage (SAS).
However, Wessex Water have confirmed that their sewage overflows had not been discharged at the two locations on Tuesday.
A spokesperson commenting generally on the use of storm overflows said: "Storm overflows are sometimes used during heavy rainstorms to protect properties and roads from sewer flooding by releasing stormwater into watercourses.
“While it’s extremely rare for storm overflows to cause a sewage pollution incident, we’re committed to completely eliminating the discharge of any untreated sewage. Every month we’re investing £3million to reduce storm overflows, starting with those which discharge most frequently or which have any environmental impact.”
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