Tag: sewage
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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Sewage spills in England totalled 1.75 million hours in 2022
Environment Agency data shows there were on average 824 sewage spills per day in England's waterways.
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Water firms will face 'substantial' sewage fines, minister says
The government is still considering fines of up to £250m for firms who dump sewage in rivers and seas.
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NHS battles sewage leaks as repair backlog grows
Hospitals in England report patients slipping on sewage, staff becoming ill and leaks on wards.
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CDC will test sewage for virus in communities outside New York
The U.S. will expand polio wastewater surveillance to communities with low vaccination rates outside the New York City metro area, after an outbreak o [...]
Poliovirus found in Brooklyn and Queens sewage, New York health officials say
Polio virus particle, computer illustration.Kateryna Kon | Science Photo Library | Getty ImagesNew York Gov. Kathy Hochul has extended the state of em [...]