Watercourse sewage pollution costs Yorks Water £600K-plus in court
Yorkshire Water has been fined £600,000 for polluting a Staithes watercourse with sewage that had leaked out from a poorly-maintained storage tank.
WASCs make environmental improvements but EA urges more action
The latest annual report on the environmental performance of the nine water and sewerage companies (WASCs) operating mainly in England from the Environment Agency says that the majority achieved close to or exceeded targets set to improve water quality.
Offshore oil spill exercise tests and validates remote sensing equipment
A recent offshore exercise, conducted by international industry-funded cooperative Oil Spill Response Ltd (OSRL), was designed to understand how remote sensing technologies can help detect oil spills at sea more effectively.
Fish kill costs Frome farmer more than £22k in court
A farmer has been ordered to pay more than £22,000 by Bath Magistrates’ Court for polluting a river in Frome, Somerset, killing nearly 2,000 fish.
Stream pollution incidents cost recycling firm £33k in court
A company and its director have received fines and costs totalling £33,000 after significantly polluting a stream with blood and then failing to notify the Environment Agency.
Stream pollution incidents cost recycling firm £33k in court
A company and its director have received fines and costs totalling £33,000 after significantly polluting a stream with blood and then failing to notify the Environment Agency.
Sewer pollution costs Tesco £8 million-plus in court
Supermarket giant Tesco Stores Ltd has been ordered to pay over £8 million in fines and costs after pleading guilty to a pollution incident.
NGOs say PR19 investment plans must be “water neutral”
The Blueprint for Water coalition is calling for water companies’ 2019 Price Review investment plans to deliver a ‘water neutral’ PR19 and for the firms to ensure that no overall increase in the amount of water is abstracted from rivers and groundwater - despite increases in population and climate change.
Devon stream pollution costs South West Water £89k in court
In a case brought by the Environment Agency, South West Water has been ordered to pay £89,000 in fines and costs for polluting a stream in Woodbury near Exeter.
Sewage pollution costs Thames Water record £20.3m fine in court
Thames Water has been ordered to pay a record-breaking £20.3 million at Aylesbury Crown Court for polluting the River Thames with 1.4 billion litres of raw sewage - the largest penalty ever handed down to a water utility for an environmental disaster.