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Protected salmon and trout died in the pollution incident, and the watercourse was still impacted two years later.
Designated sites include first-ever site on the River Thames in London
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
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
Smart signs which answer questions about bathing waters are now at Goring Beach, Worthing and Worthing Beach House.
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.
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
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