Combined Sewer Overflows - Southern Water commits to action and investment to improve harbours
Ian McAulay, CEO of Southern Water has announced a package of investment and an offer to host a summit of senior leaders aimed at helping to improve the water quality and important natural habitats of Chichester and Langstone Harbours.
'Foreseeable' sewage pollution incident costs Thames Water £2.3m-plus in Crown Court
Thames Water has been fined £2.3 million at Aylesbury Crown Court after a stream at Henley-on-Thames was polluted by sewage.
Environment Agency chief says better regulation, not deregulation, needed to protect environment and boost economy
The chief executive of the Environment Agency, Sir James Bevan says that better regulation, not deregulation, is needed to protect the environment and boost the economy - but the EA is warning that it lacks both “powers and resources” to carry out its work.
Water sector taskforce sets goal to end pollution from storm overflows
The Storm Overflows Taskforce established last year to tackle river pollution has agreed a new objective to prevent damage from storm overflows.
Food processing plant pays £50k for effluent leak in stream
A Lincolnshire food company has paid £50,000 towards environmental improvements after untreated waste water from its processing plant polluted a nearby stream.
New report warns water companies “still routinely discharge” raw sewage into UK waters
A new report from campaigning organisation Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) says that water companies are still routinely discharging raw, untreated sewage into UK waters.
Philip Dunne MP launches new Bill to tackle river pollution
Rt Hon Philip Dunne, MP for Ludlow, has today published his Private Member’s Bill designed to tackle river pollution from untreated sewage and improve water quality.
Southern Water publishes pioneering plan to cut pollution incidents
Southern Water has published a comprehensive plan that demonstrates its commitment to reducing pollution incidents and helping to improve the environment.
New report warns global fashion & textiles sector “largely blind” to risks of water pollution
The global fashion and textiles industry is largely blind to the risks of water pollution and is failing to tap into water-related business opportunities, according to a new report published today by CDP, a global environmental non-profit.
Slurry pollution costs Sussex agricultural college £95,000 in court
Plumpton College in Sussex was fined £50,000 yesterday and ordered to pay costs of almost £45,000 at Hove Crown Court for a pollution incident that killed more than 1,500 fish.