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Water Utility Hit With Record Fine For Extensive Sewage Discharges

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A regional water company has received a record fine of nearly eight million pounds for extensive sewage spills.

South West Water has been ordered to pay a record penalty of nearly eight million pounds following hundreds of illegal sewage discharges across Devon and Cornwall over a six-year period. A district judge condemned the environmental contamination, ruling that such incidents cannot be accepted in popular bathing areas and sensitive ecosystems. The prosecution highlights ongoing scrutiny over illegal pollution incidents across regional utilities in the country.

The utility firm faced hundreds of individual sewage spill charges affecting sensitive habitats and bathing locations.
The offenses occurred over a span of six years across Devon and Cornwall.
The presiding district judge issued the penalty as a record sanction for the region.

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£8Mfine amount

6 yrsperiod of spills

Why it matters

Public anger has grown significantly over the frequency of untreated sewage discharges into rivers and coastal waters across the country, placing intense regulatory pressure on regional water utilities.

What outlets agree on

South West Water was ordered to pay a fine approaching eight million pounds for hundreds of sewage spills spanning six years across Devon and Cornwall.

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