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Anglian Water fined £1.6m after sewage polluted 14km of Essex river

Investigators said a faulty valve allowed untreated sewage into nearly 14km of the river, causing record ammonia levels and a decline in water quality.

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Anglian Water fined £1.6m after untreated sewage from Braintree water recycling centre polluted Essex’s River Brain, affecting 14km and raising ammonia levels.

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Anglian Water fined £1.6m after sewage polluted 14km of Essex river

Anglian Water fined £1.6m after untreated sewage from Braintree water recycling centre polluted Essex’s River Brain, affecting 14km and raising ammonia levels.

·Essex, United Kingdom
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£1.6m fine for Anglian Water's pollution of Essex river

Anglian Water has been fined £1.6m after repeated sewage pollution of the River Brain over six weeks in 2022.

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