Severn Trent Water fined £1.5 million for sewage discharges Environment Agency successfully prosecutes Severn Trent Water for sewage discharges. Severn Trent Water fined £1.5 million for illegal sewage discharges Approx 360,000 litres of sewage discharged into one brook Severn Trent Water Limited has been fined £1.5 million for sewage discharges from 4 sewage treatment works […]
MARINET (www.marinet.org.uk) has free copies available of its publication, Sand, Sea and Sewage. This is an in-depth study of the application by of the Bathing Water Regulations since 2015, with recommendations for eliminating sewage pollution to rivers and coastal waters along with a history of campaigning on these issues since the introduction of the UK […]
This post is by Daniel Johns, head of public affairs at Anglian Water The Green Alliance ‘I want to congratulate Philip Dunne MP and the Duke of Wellington, and all their supporters in parliament and far beyond, for making headline news of poor river health, and for securing significant changes to the Environment Act during […]
Read the Defra view on this here Surfers Against Sewage ‘Today, we reveal yet further shocking evidence of the sewage pollution crisis plaguing the UK’s seas and rivers through our 2021 Water Quality Report. Our findings categorically show that water companies are increasing the discharge of harmful amounts of sewage into the environment with devastating consequences […]
Official announcement Water companies could face legal action after investigation launched into sewage treatment works Major investigation announced by the Environment Agency and Ofwat into sewage treatment works. EA and Ofwat are now looking into all water and sewerage companies to assess the scale of the problem. Any company caught breaching these minimum standards will […]
Environment Agency launches major investigation into sewage – Guardian commentary Water Briefing: ‘Responses NGOs and MPs have welcomed the launch of the Environment Agency’s and Ofwat’s investigation into sewage treatment works – but criticised the regulators’ action as “long overdue” and for their failure to apologise for the long delay in taking action. EAC – […]
Southern Water is launching a task force to cut storm overflows by 80 per cent by 2030 as part of the company’s zero tolerance approach to pollution – customers have made it clear the use of storm releases is no longer acceptable. Ian McAulay, Southern Water’s CEO, said: ”There is a growing call to take […]
Environment Bill storm overflows amendment Defra ‘There has been widespread coverage including in BBC News Online, the Independent the Guardian, the Express, the Sun, the Daily Mirror and the Press Association of the passing of the government’s amendment to the Environment Bill on storm overflows in the House of Commons yesterday evening. The new amendment strengthens the Environment Bill to ensure […]