Anglian Water fined total of £871,000 for separate pollution incidents across three countries
Anglian Water has been fined a total of £871,000 after a catalogue of system and maintenance failures caused separate incidents of pollution across 3 counties.
House of Lords Committee grills EA bosses over levels of water company investment over last decade and Agency spend on monitoring
Members of the House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee have asked Environment Agency bosses whether the water companies in England have made sufficient investment over the last decade, whether they should have been doing more over the last ten years and whether the Agency itself had lacked the necessary resources for its monItoring activities.
Water company CEOs to appear before House of Lords Ofwat inquiry tomorrow morning to give evidence in person
The House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee will continue its inquiry on the work of Ofwat, the UK’s water regulator, by taking evidence from three CEOs at UK water companies from 10.30am on Tuesday 18 October.
Pollution incidents in East England cost Anglian Water over £1.2 million in court
Anglian Water has been fined in two separate court cases this week after causing four pollution incidents in watercourses as a result of blockages and broken infrastructure.
Water companies could face new penalties of up to £250 million for pollution
Environment Secretary Ranil Jayawardena MP has announced that he will bring forward proposals to raise the civil penalty for water companies who pollute the environment by 1,000-fold - from £250,000 to up to £250 million.
Environment Agency-led £5m Yorkshire Environment Programme created or improved 82+ hectares of habitat in past year
The Environment Agency’s programme of improvements across Yorkshire has created or improved more than 82 hectares of habitat in the past year.
Sewage spills - Government sets out “toughest targets ever” for water companies
The Government has announced that water companies will face the strictest targets on pollution from sewage ever under a new plan to tackle sewage discharges published today.
Southern Water investigates release of untreated wastewater into sea at Bexhill
Southern Water is investigating the release of untreated wastewater into the sea at Bexhill on the evening of 17th August 2022, leading to a spill that has impacted bathing water quality.
Yorkshire Water fined £1.6 million for sewage pollution in Bradford watercourse
Yorkshire Water has been fined £1,600,750 for polluting a Bradford watercourse in a prosecution brought by the Environment Agency. It was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £170 and £22,112.79 in costs.
Yorkshire Water to pay £400,000 in civil sanctions after watercourse pollution from sewage discharges
Yorkshire Water has agreed to donate a total of £400,000 to Yorkshire Wildlife Trust after polluting two watercourses in separate incidents, following investigations by the Environment Agency.