Major water firms investigated over 6,000 potential illegal sewage spills in one year
BBC investigation reveals that major English water companies may have illegally discharged raw…
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Severn Trent faces £2m fine for River Trent pollution incident
An investigation found that the water supplier had inadequate contingency plans, including a…
“Liz Truss has sewage on her hands”
Liz Truss has been criticised over her alleged decision to cut Environment Agency's budget…
Brighton authorities “disgusted” by sewage dumps into the sea
Brighton and Hove City Council has called for urgent action on sewage from Southern Water
The sewage storm after the calm!
Unspecified amounts of untreated sewage were reportedly discharged onto 50 beaches in England…
Yorkshire Water fined £233k for raw sewage discharge
According to the Environment Agency, an estimated 20m litres of sewage was discharged into Tong…
Northumbrian Water fined £240k for sewage pollution
The company pleaded guilty to two offences of river pollution that took place in 2017
Northumbrian Water hit with £540k fine for sewage pollution
Durham County Court heard a blockage in a combined sewer in May 2017 caused sewage to pour out…
Thames Water fined £2.3m for raw sewage pollution
More than 1,100 fish died after untreated sewage was released into a local stream in 2016
Yorkshire Water fined £45k for raw sewage pollution
Yorkshire Water has been fined £45,000 after pleading guilty for polluting a watercourse with…
