Severn Trent given top environmental rating by regulator that just fined it £2m July 23, 2024 The Environment Agency has awarded Severn Trent the highest possible rating for its environmental performance despite having just fined the water company £2m for a sewage discharge that it said could have caused "catastrophic pollution".
Ofwat is now investigating all eleven of England and Wales’ water companies July 16, 2024 Ofwat is opening enforcement cases into four more water companies in a move that means it is now investigating every single water and wastewater company in England and Wales for the mismanagement of their networks and water treatment.
Water firms to face more sewage dumping tracking from environment watchdog March 25, 2024 The Environment Agency today said that from next year, utility providers in England and Wales will be required to fit monitors on an additional 7,000 emergency overflow pipes that have to date not been accounted for.