Environment Agency ‘Enforcement Undertakings accepted by the Environment Agency: 10 September to December 31 2021′ Environment Agency ‘Our approach to enforcement undertakings (EUs) An EU is a voluntary offer made by an offender to: put right the effects of their offending put right the impact on third parties make sure the offence cannot happen again […]
This mechanism has been around for a number of years, and the Environment Agency report on the use of this annually. The example below of Anglian Water shows how this works. EA ‘Environment Agency approach to enforcement undertakings (EUs) An EU is a voluntary offer made by an offender to: put right the effects of their offending […]
Environment Agency’s use of civil sanctions Cases for which the Environment Agency has accepted an Enforcement Undertaking (EU) or imposed a civil sanction for environmental offences. Our approach to Enforcement Undertakings (EUs) An EU is a voluntary offer made by an offender to: put right the effects of their offending put right the impact on third parties […]
Using the Enforcement Undertaking route, see the Severn example below, Water Companies in particular are providing funds for a wide variety of restoration projects carried out by NGOs as a result of their pollution. Enforcement undertakings: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/environment-agencys-use-of-civil-sanctions/enforcement-undertakings-accepted-by-the-environment-agency–2 Severn Trent Water has paid more than £220,000 to a charity after sewage pollution caused the death of […]
In both of her recent letters to the Times Emma Howard Boyd about the cut to the funding of the Environment Agency by over 50% since 2010. This theme is being picked up by various people. The Times has lead on how this has lead to a reduction in inspections by Food Inspectors and a […]
Northumbrian Water has agreed to pay £1,179,500 after having been found by the Environment Agency to have committed several environmental offences. Published 26 June 2019 Environment Agency Northumbrian Water has agreed to pay an Enforcement Undertaking totalling £1,179,500 Five separate Enforcement Undertakings (EU) have been agreed with Northumbrian Water after the company accepted responsibility for […]
Defra ‘The Environment Agency published its latest list of Enforcement Undertakings accepted by EA under which 15 companies and individuals that polluted rivers and streams or made other environmental breaches will pay more than £2.2 million to environmental charities and local projects. The new list included the largest Enforcement Undertaking ever accepted by EA, £975,000 from […]