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Pollution enforcement action secures £150,000 for River Alyn restoration

Pollution enforcement action secures £150,000 for River Alyn restoration

waterynews Nov 3, 2025 3 min read

Two construction companies have agreed to pay a total of £150,000 after repeated pollution incidents…

HMRC orders NRW to pay £14.6m after tax compliance failures

HMRC orders NRW to pay £14.6m after tax compliance failures

waterynews Oct 30, 2025 3 min read

Natural Resources Wales (NRW) will pay £14.6 million to HMRC after the tax authority found…

Group fined £71,000 over huge waste piles in Suffolk

Group fined £71,000 over huge waste piles in Suffolk

waterynews Oct 30, 2025 5 min read

Companies dumped thousands of tonnes of waste in countryside as water board ‘turned blind eye’…

Gloucestershire farmer to pay over £7,000 for slurry pollution

Gloucestershire farmer to pay over £7,000 for slurry pollution

waterynews Oct 30, 2025 2 min read

A Gloucestershire farmer has been ordered to pay £7,048 for illegally discharging slurry into a…

60% rise in serious water contamination raises food chain concerns

60% rise in serious water contamination raises food chain concerns

waterynews Oct 29, 2025 2 min read

New data from the Environment Agency shows further surges in pollution events, potentially impacting crops…

Welsh Water fine cut from £1.35m to £120,000 after appeal

Welsh Water fine cut from £1.35m to £120,000 after appeal

waterynews Oct 29, 2025 2 min read

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has had a £1.35million fine reduced to £120,000 after winning an…

Yorkshire tops £1.7m Enforcement Undertakings for 2023

Yorkshire tops £1.7m Enforcement Undertakings for 2023

waterynews Mar 4, 2024 5 min read

Penalties topping £1.7m were issued to companies across Yorkshire in 2023 for environmental offences.

Stream polluted by “negligent” Southern Water

Stream polluted by “negligent” Southern Water

waterynews Feb 28, 2024 5 min read

2,000 fish die as double pump failure diverts sewage across fields into watercourse.

Hillside Dairy Farms fined over ‘grossly polluted’ Co Tyrone river

Hillside Dairy Farms fined over ‘grossly polluted’ Co Tyrone river

waterynews Feb 27, 2024 1 min read

A Co Tyrone business has been fined £5,000 for polluting a river. Hillside Dairy Farms…

Waste firm to pay £68,500 for liquid cyanide leak in Derbyshire

Waste firm to pay £68,500 for liquid cyanide leak in Derbyshire

waterynews Feb 23, 2024 3 min read

Nottingham Crown Court told how liquid escaped from ruptured tank on lorry into nearby ponds…