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Human error blamed as enough water to fill 300,000 baths taken without Environment Agency licence
Incidents off Kent coastline and inland – company released sewage into water weeks after getting record £90 million fine for almost 7,000 illegal discharges
Investigations by the Environment Agency into water pollution has brought a contribution of £2.1 million from Severn Trent Water Limited to a river charity.
WFL UK Ltd paid £350,000 to Wessex Rivers Trust after a 2021 diesel spill on the River Test.
The Environment Agency has secured £300,000 from Wessex Water for the Yeovil Rivers Community Trust, to be used to improve habitat in the Upper Yeo catchment.
Record £8.5 million funding secured through enforcement action will be reinvested directly into repairing harm to rivers and habitats
First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government
Following an Environment Agency investigation, United Utilities pleaded guilty to introducing thousands of fish into Bessy Brook, near Bolton, without a permit.
Guatemala has received Start Ready funding for the first time to support early action that reduces drought risks in Quiché and Baja Verapaz.
Environment Agency completes record number of water company inspections driving improved performance across the sector
Environment Agency water enforcement team increases by almost fivefold since 2023
New data published today by the Environment Agency shows a significant reduction in both the number and duration of storm overflow spills across England compared to 2024
Smart signs which answer questions about bathing waters are now at Goring Beach, Worthing and Worthing Beach House.
Heavy rainfall sees water levels recover across England with all areas now back to normal status
Perenco UK Ltd has been made to spend £6.1m putting right the damage done, in a package which includes big payouts to impacted parties and local good causes
Michael Wade was charged on two counts of illegal water discharge activity. He was fined £340 and is to pay costs of £4,302.
Imerys Minerals Limited has paid £430,000 to the West Country Rivers Trust, to be used to restore water quality and improve fish migration.
JD Spencer Farm Partnership was fined £7,000 and £8,944 of legal costs after two slurry pollution incidents impacted the Bristol Avon river.
Around 300,000 low‑income households will see lower water bills thanks to the biggest overhaul of WaterSure in nearly 30 years.
Water Minister Emma Hardy delivered the opening keynote speech at the World Water-Tech Innovation Summit in London
Yorkshire Water is sentenced for polluting Pools Brook Country Park stream three times in less than a year.
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