Serious pollution incidents by England’s water companies up 60% last year, data reveals

There were 75 such incidents, up from 47 in 2023, with Thames Water the worst offender and responsible for 33Serious pollution incidents from water companies were up 60% last year compared with the year before, data has revealed.These incidents are the most environmentally damaging kind and indicate that the sewage spill or other pollution incident has serious, extensive or persistent impact on the environment, people or property. They could, for example, result in mass fish deaths in rivers. Continue reading...

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