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Severn Trent Water fined for repeated pollution of fishing lake

Severn Trent Water Ltd has been fined £24,000 after polluting Heapham fishing lake in Gainsborough for the fourth time in seven years. Hundreds of fish died in April 2011 when a blockage in the foul sewer was not cleared for … Continue reading

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South West Water fined for neglecting three of its smaller sewage treatment works

South West Water has been ordered to pay £33,000 in fines and costs for failing to properly maintain sewage treatment works serving three small west country communities. A court heard there had been a history of failures and non-compliance at … Continue reading

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WWF says EU plans to add 15 new chemicals to the current water pollutants list falls short

The European Commission has published its delayed proposal to add 15 new chemicals to the current list of 33 dangerous water pollutants that need to be tackled across the EU most urgently. The WWF has criticised the Commission’s proposal saying … Continue reading

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Appalled ocean rower backs Thames Supersewer

Roz Savage, the ocean rower, is appealing for opponents of a super sewer for London to take the long-term view, saying: “We need to accept some short-term pain for the long-term gain.” The 44-year-old told a House of Commons reception, hosted … Continue reading

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Thames super-sewer a ‘necessity’ to prevent EU fines

A super-sewer for London is not a choice but a necessity, and must go ahead despite opposition in order to preserve the Thames and cope with London's rising population, according to Lord Chris Smith, chairman of the Environment Agency. Read … Continue reading

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Thames Water ordered to pay over £24,000 for sewage spill

A water company which caused untreated sewage to enter the Arford Stream and Lakes in East Hampshire killing hundreds of fish, was yesterday (Wednesday 14 December) ordered to pay a total of £24,015 by magistrates. Thames Water, based in Reading, … Continue reading

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Thames Water ordered to pay more than £61,000 after serious sewage spill

Britain’s largest water company has been ordered to pay £61,049 after devastating the aquatic life in two rural brooks in Hampshire and Berkshire killing between 7,500 and 22,000 fish. Thames Water Utilities Limited pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to … Continue reading

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Anglian Water Services fined for sewage overflow

21-Nov-2011 Anglian Water Services has been fined a total of £32,000 after two separate pollutions into the same Lincoln stream. Sewage and trade effluent twice escaped from the drainage system and ended up in the Roaring Meg  Drain causing a … Continue reading

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Thames Tunnel Public Exhibition dates

Thames Water have announced a series of public Exhibitions follow the start of the Phase 2 consolation period. Phase two consultation public exhibitions Thurs 17-Sat 19 November 2011  London Rowing Club, Embankment, Putney, SW15 1LB (Thurs and Fri 2-8pm, Sat 10am-4pm) … Continue reading

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Firm ordered to pay £10,000 after River Quaggy Pollution

Lewisham company charged for causing acid leak into a stream. The Environment Agency has prosecuted Streamline Environmental Services for causing hydrochloric acid  to leak into a stream. Streamline Environmental Services of Brownhill Road, Lewisham appeared at Greenwich Magistrates’ Court on … Continue reading

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