Water bosses will face criminal charges and be stripped of their bonuses for repeated illegal sewage dumping under tightened-up regulations, Environment Secretary Steve Reed has said. New laws he is introducing to Parliament will “give regulators more teeth”, he wrote in the Mail on Sunday.

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Dorset Echo

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Water bosses responsible for repeated sewage dumping could face criminal charges

Environment Secretary Steve Reed said he will introduce legislation that will ‘give regulators more teeth’ when it comes to water bosses.

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WATER bosses were blasted last night after sewage spills hit a five-year high. A damning report by the Environment Agency identified a total of 2,174 pollution incidents — 1,902 of them involving sewage. PAWater firms have been blasted after sewage spills hit a five-year high[/caption]
AlamyThames Water was one of the four firms responsible for 90 per cent of 47 ‘serious incidents’ in the last five years[/caption]
There were 47 “serious incident…

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Water firm bosses slammed after sewage spills hit five-year high

Environment Secretary Steve Reed said he will introduce legislation that will ‘give regulators more teeth’ when it comes to water bosses

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Water bosses will face criminal charges and be stripped of their bonuses for repeated illegal sewage dumping under tightened-up regulations, Environment Secretary Steve Reed has said.

Shropshire Star

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Water bosses who are responsible for repeated illegal sewage dumping will lose their bonuses and face criminal charges, the environment secretary has said.
Steve Reed said he’s introducing new laws to Parliament that will give the regulators “more teeth.”
“Water bosses responsible for repeated illegal sewage dumping will face criminal charges, and I’ll ban the payment of their multi-million-pound bonuses until they clean up their toxic filth,” t…

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Minister: Water Bosses Responsible for Repeated Sewage Dumping to Face Criminal Charges, Bonus Ban

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Water Bosses Responsible for Sewage Dumping to Face Criminal Charges

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Water bosses responsible for illegal sewage dumping will face criminal charges and have their bonuses axed under new laws, the Environment Secretary has said. Writing in the Mail, Steve Reed said he would introduce law aimed at giving regulators “more teeth.” “Water bosses responsible for repeated illegal sewage dumping will face criminal charges, and I’ll ban the payment of their multimillion-pound bonuses until they clean up their toxic filth,…

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Sewage dumping water bosses could face criminal charges

Sewage pollution Water bosses will face criminal charges and be stripped of their bonuses for repeated illegal sewage dumping under tightened-up regulations, Environment Secretary Steve Reed has said. New laws he is introducing to Parliament will “give regulators more teeth”, he wrote in the Mail on Sunday. “Water bosses responsible for repeated illegal sewage dumping will face criminal charges, and I’ll ban the payment of their multimillion-pou…

Water bosses responsible for repeated sewage dumping could face criminal charges

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