Tag Archives: Sewage

Thames Water fined £220,000 for Polluting a Surrey river

Posted on 21/02/2015 by Admin

In a case brought by the Environment Agency, Thames Water Utilities Limited (Thames Water) were fined £220,000 and ordered to pay costs of £27,500 at Guildford Crown Court on 16 February for polluting the River Blackwater, a tributary of the … Continue reading →

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Environment groups celebrate judges’ ruling to allow Thames Tideway Tunnel to proceed

Posted on 24/01/2015 by Admin

Environment groups in London are this week celebrating a High Court ruling to reject four judicial reviews by opponents of the Thames Tideway Tunnel. The decision clears the way for the project, which secured planning consent last October, to proceed. … Continue reading →

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Thames Water rejects claim that Tideway Tunnel is unnecessary

Posted on 12/12/2014 by Admin
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7500 fish in Christmas stocking helps revive the River Crane

Posted on 06/12/2014 by Admin

The River Crane in Middlesex has been restocked with thousands of fish as it continues its recovery from 2 serious pollution incidents.   The Environment Agency, working as part of the Crane Valley Partnership which includes the Thames Anglers Conservancy … Continue reading →

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Southern Water ordered to pay £500,000 for releasing Untreated Sewage

Posted on 13/11/2014 by Admin

Southern Water were today (13th Nov) fined £500,000 and agreed to pay costs of £19,224 at Canterbury Crown Court after an Environment Agency (EA) investigation found that untreated sewage was discharged into the Swalecliffe Brook, polluting a 1.2 kilometre stretch … Continue reading →

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Angling groups welcome positive news for the Tidal Thames

Posted on 12/09/2014 by Admin

The Thames Anglers Conservancy , Angling Trust, The Salmon and Trout Association joined environmental groups and charities representing over 5 million people who have been campaigning for a cleaner Thames in London in welcoming the decision of the government to go ahead … Continue reading →

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Thames Water guilty of Negligence over River Crane Fish Kill

Posted on 01/07/2014 by Admin

Thames Water have been found guilty of negligence over the 2011 River Crane pollution which killed an estimated 10,000 fish and wiped out all life over a 7 mile stretch. At Isleworth Crown Court on 27th June Thames Water were fined £75000 and … Continue reading →

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Severn Trent Water fined £10,000 for pollution in Nottinghamshire

Posted on 26/06/2014 by Admin

On Tuesday 24 June 2014, Severn Trent Water pleaded guilty at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court to one charge of pollution in Nottinghamshire. They were fined £10,000, ordered to pay £2,659.63 in costs, along with a £15 victim surcharge. ​ The charge … Continue reading →

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Environment Agency Admits to Serious Failures over Fish Kill Investigations

Posted on 05/03/2014 by Admin

  The Environment Agency (EA) has admitted that it has failed to follow its own procedures when investigating pollution incidents which cause fish kills. Fish Legal has criticised the EA about its pollution response several times over the past few … Continue reading →

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Northumbrian Water Ltd fined £10,000 for Sewage pollution

Posted on 26/09/2013 by Admin

Northumbrian Water Ltd was fined £10,000 at Newcastle Magistrates yesterday (24 September), for causing sewage pollution to a stretch of the Ouse Burn in Ponteland. Northumbrian Water Ltd, of Abbey Road, Pity Me, County Durham, was also told to pay … Continue reading →

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