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The Environment Agency has told South West Water it should pursue appropriate sewage treatment for the Isles of Scilly.
Southern Water has pleaded guilty after the Environment Agency found a dark plume of pollution from one of its sites in a Hampshire chalk stream.
Half a million-pound financial penalties introduced in latest crackdown on polluting water companies
A letter from Emma Reynolds, Defra's Environment Secretary of State to Ofwat outlining concerns on proposals to recapitalise Thames Water.
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
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
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
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.
The Environment Agency wants to hear your views as South West Water seeks permission to process more sewage waste in St Mabyn, Cornwall.
New law will ban the supply and sale of wet wipes containing plastic in England
Water skills group, co-chaired with Energy & Utility Skills, holds inaugural meeting today
Water Minister Emma Hardy delivered a keynote speech at the British Water Annual Conference in Coventry
Water companies in England achieve only 19 stars out of 36—the lowest since EPA began in 2011
Over £10 million in water company fines directed to restore local waterways through 51 projects aimed at cleaning up rivers, lakes and seas.
Strengthened Water Efficiency Standards will boost housebuilding and keep more money in families’ pockets.
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