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Yorkshire tops £1.7m Enforcement Undertakings for 2023

Yorkshire tops £1.7m Enforcement Undertakings for 2023

waterynewsMar 4, 20245 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

waterynewsFeb 28, 20245 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

waterynewsFeb 27, 20241 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

waterynewsFeb 23, 20243 min read

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

Severn Trent Water fined more than £2 million over river sewage pollution

Severn Trent Water fined more than £2 million over river sewage pollution

waterynewsFeb 20, 20242 min read

Huge amounts of raw sewage were discharged into the Trent from Strongford Wastewater Treatment Works…

East Midlands Airport to stand trial after allegedly polluting River Trent with de-icer

East Midlands Airport to stand trial after allegedly polluting River Trent with de-icer

waterynewsFeb 16, 20241 min read

East Midlands International Airport Ltd will stand trial next year accused of polluting a river with…

Somerset farm polluted stream after failing to make improvements

Somerset farm polluted stream after failing to make improvements

waterynewsFeb 11, 20244 min read

The stream was polluted after a farm inspection by the Environment Agency recommended improvements should…

Environment Agency says it has taken numerous steps to protect the River Wye from agricultural pollution

Environment Agency says it has taken numerous steps to protect the River Wye from agricultural pollution

waterynewsFeb 11, 20242 min read

The Environment Agency says it is taking a great number of steps to protect the…

Farmer fined £750 after fish kill source traced back to fertiliser on his property

Farmer fined £750 after fish kill source traced back to fertiliser on his property

waterynewsFeb 11, 20242 min read

Farmer fined £750 after fish kill source traced back to fertiliser on his property

Construction company fined for polluting Cardiff stream

Construction company fined for polluting Cardiff stream

waterynewsFeb 4, 20242 min read

The construction company was fined £48,000 at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court on 9 January 2024 for…