Tag: sewage
Government has broken the law on sewage
The government and regulators have broken the law by being too lenient on water companies that spill sewage, the UK's environment watchdog has found.T [...]
Water bill rises not enough to stop sewage spills, say firms
The proposed cap on increases to water bills would create a "risk" that companies would not be able to raise enough cash to stop sewage spills, firms [...]
Thames, Yorkshire and Northumbrian Water face £168m fines for sewage spills
Dan Kitwood/Getty ImagesThames Water, Yorkshire Water and Northumbrian Water face £168m fines by the industry regulator over historic sewage spills.Th [...]
Labour and the Liberal Democrats step up campaigns against sewage dumping
Labour and the Liberal Democrats are beginning their weekend of election campaigning with renewed attacks on the Conservatives over raw sewage being d [...]
Lib Dems pledge water firm reform to tackle sewage
11 minutes agoSam Francis,Political Reporter Going, going, gone: Ed Davey takes a dip in Lake WindermereThe Liberal Democrats have pledged to put envi [...]
England sewage spills more than double in 2023
Environment Agency data shows sewage spilled into England's waterways for over 3.6 million hours last year.
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Water company bosses could see bonuses stopped over sewage spills
A spokesperson for Water UK, the body representing water companies, said firms were providing record levels of help for customers, including financial [...]
Government may have broken law over sewage – watchdog
In June 2022 the OEP announced it was investigating whether England's regulators, Ofwat and the Environment Agency, along with the Department for Envi [...]
Water firms covering up scale of sewage spills, say Lib Dems
Water bosses argue installing extra monitors would increase bills and delay fixing the problem.
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River sewage: England’s water firms issue apology
The water companies - Anglian Water, Northumbrian Water, Severn Trent Water, South West Water, Southern Water, Thames Water, United Utilities Water, W [...]
PMQs: Lib Dem call to block water firm bonuses over sewage
Sir Ed Davey said former Tory voters turned to his party in the local elections over the "government failure" to stop sewage going into rivers. He cal [...]
Alabama Discriminated Against Black Residents Over Sewage, Justice Dept. Says
The Justice Department said it had reached an interim agreement with the health departments of Alabama and one of its rural counties over practices fo [...]
MP: Swimmer ill after ‘filthy sewage’ dumped in river
Munira Wilson said a man was in hospital for 13 days after swimming in the River Thames and doctors blamed polluted water. Referring to the government [...]
Water firms face legal targets to cut sewage dumping in rivers
But opposition parties said the plans for legally binding targets were "too little too late".
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Local elections 2023: How sewage topped the political agenda
Sewage and water quality is a big issue for many voters - and politicians have smelled an opportunity.
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