UK to impose unlimited fines on water companies for pollution

Summary by Ground News

Ministers want to lift a cap of £250,000 for penalties for firms that release sewage into rivers and the sea. Official figures show an average of 825 sewage spills per day into England's waterways in the last year. Latest figures from the Environment Agency showed a total of 301,081 sewage spills in 2022. But the EA put the drop largely down to drier weather, rather than the actions of water companies.

Published 2 months ago · Waterways, Australia

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Sewage-dumping water companies face unlimited fines

Ministers in England want to "make polluters pay" after more than 300,000 spills in waterways last year.

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The Independent

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Labour’s Bill would also impose automatic fines for sewage dumping, as well as implementing a legally binding target to reduce it.

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Evening Standard

Labour pledges to bill stop to companies dumping sewage in waterways

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2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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