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The water firm admits 18 charges of water pollution in Devon and Cornwall and sentencing is expected on 4 June 2026.
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.
Largest ever enforcement workforce protecting waterways from pollution including five new teams for the Anglian area.
Largest ever enforcement workforce protecting waterways from pollution includes seven new teams for the South East
Proposed sites include the first ever on the River Thames in London
Environment Agency water enforcement team increases by almost fivefold since 2023
Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds delivered a speech at the Economist Water Summit in London.
Streamlined agriculture rules to cut duplication and make it easier for farmers to drive down water pollution
Water companies who broke environmental rules are now funding the recovery of England’s waterways by local communities and environmental groups.
A new once-in-a-generation plan to overhaul the water system and protect households from disruption has been unveiled today (Tuesday 20 January).
Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds visits Tunbridge Wells following weeks of water supply disruption
2025 was landmark year of action on water, with biggest reforms in a decade.
Above-average rainfall has put Bristol, Somerset, Dorset and part of south Gloucestershire into ‘recovery’ but part of Wiltshire still in prolonged dry weather.
Yorkshire is moving into recovery status following drought as of 10 December 2025.
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