Southern Water has pleaded guilty this week to 51 sewage pollution charges at Maidstone Crown Court - the charges cover historic events alleged to have taken place between 2010 and 2015.
In June 2019 it was announced that the Environment Agency was investigating the company for possible permit breaches at some of the company’s wastewater treatment works.
The company, which is responsible for collecting and treating wastewater in Kent, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, West Sussex, and East Sussex admitted the breaches at its Eastchurch Wastewater Treatment Works on the Isle of Sheppey, Swalecliffe Wastewater Treatment Works, and plants at Queenborough, Sittingbourne, Herne Bay, Teynham and the Diamond Road Combined Sewer Overflow in Whitstable.
All the charges carry financial penalties – Southern Water also face charges in relation to its wastewater treatment plants in Hampshire. The utility has admitted a total of 8,400 incidents of sewage “escaping” from the plants. The case is now expected to be heard by High Court judge Mrs Justice Philippa Whipple.
At an initial hearing in February a spokesman for the company said:
"In June 2019 we announced that the Environment Agency was investigating the company for possible permit breaches at some of our wastewater treatment works.
"We will be as open and transparent as possible and are committed to cooperating to ensure a speedy conclusion and resolution of the case.
"Since he joined in 2017, chief executive Ian McAulay has been driving thorough internal reviews of our wastewater business and is leading a major transformation programme."
Southern Water has pleaded guilty this week to 51 sewage pollution charges at Maidstone Crown Court - the charges cover historic events alleged to have taken place between 2010 and 2015.
In June 2019 it was announced that the Environment Agency was investigating the company for possible permit breaches at some of the company’s wastewater treatment works.
The company, which is responsible for collecting and treating wastewater in Kent, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, West Sussex, and East Sussex admitted the breaches at its Eastchurch Wastewater Treatment Works on the Isle of Sheppey, Swalecliffe Wastewater Treatment Works, and plants at Queenborough, Sittingbourne, Herne Bay, Teynham and the Diamond Road Combined Sewer Overflow in Whitstable.
All the charges carry financial penalties – Southern Water also face charges in relation to its wastewater treatment plants in Hampshire. The utility has admitted a total of 8,400 incidents of sewage “escaping” from the plants. The case is now expected to be heard by High Court judge Mrs Justice Philippa Whipple.
At an initial hearing in February a spokesman for the company said:
"In June 2019 we announced that the Environment Agency was investigating the company for possible permit breaches at some of our wastewater treatment works.
"We will be as open and transparent as possible and are committed to cooperating to ensure a speedy conclusion and resolution of the case.
"Since he joined in 2017, chief executive Ian McAulay has been driving thorough internal reviews of our wastewater business and is leading a major transformation programme."
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