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UK govt accused of breaking law by allowing sewage spills
1 week ago

UK govt accused of breaking law by allowing sewage spills

Hindustan Times  

The UK government and regulators broke the law by allowing water companies to dump raw sewage into tributaries even when it wasn’t raining, a public watchdog said Tuesday while threatening court action. Discharges of untreated waste into public waters in recent years triggered outrage among Britons and prompted citizen scientists to conduct their own testing regimes because they don’t trust …

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British water firms fined for sewage pollution
4 months, 2 weeks ago

British water firms fined for sewage pollution

China Daily  

A van for the water treatment company Thames Water, is driven along a residential street in Guildford, southern England, Aug 6, 2024. Three major water utility companies in the United Kingdom face 168 million pounds in fines for numerous illegal sewage releases into rivers and coastal waters. Ofwat stated that the water companies "failed to ensure that discharges of untreated …

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Mapped: Sewage in English rivers as water companies face £168m in combined fines
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Mapped: Sewage in English rivers as water companies face £168m in combined fines

The Independent  

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Troubled Thames Water braces for enormous fines in latest Ofwat crackdown
5 months, 1 week ago

Troubled Thames Water braces for enormous fines in latest Ofwat crackdown

The Telegraph  

Thames Water is bracing for an avalanche of fresh fines running into the hundreds of millions of pounds as it battles to stave off emergency nationalisation. The Telegraph understands Thames is facing steep penalties from Ofwat, the industry regulator, for a catalogue of mistakes and scandals including unsanctioned dividend payments, sewage dumping, and missing basic performance targets. Ofwat is also …

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Bather, beware: British beaches and rivers have a sewage problem. It has seeped into election talk
6 months ago

Bather, beware: British beaches and rivers have a sewage problem. It has seeped into election talk

Associated Press  

HENLEY-ON-THAMES, England — Endurance swimmer Joan Fennelly is undaunted by frigid water and long distances, swimming year-round in the wild. Endurance swimmer Joan Fennelly, member of the open water swimming group Henley Mermaids, shows a map of the river Thames on her smartphone, in Henley-on-Thames, England, Friday, June 14, 2024. Endurance swimmers Joan Fennelly and Jo Robb, members of the …

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Thames Water taps investors for cash as it boosts overhaul plans
2 years, 5 months ago

Thames Water taps investors for cash as it boosts overhaul plans

The Independent  

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Major investigation as water companies admit ‘unpermitted sewage’ may have been dumped in rivers
3 years, 1 month ago

Major investigation as water companies admit ‘unpermitted sewage’ may have been dumped in rivers

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A major investigation has been launched by regulators after water …

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