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No fines have been handed to water companies for illegal sewage overflows โ€“ despite the environment watchdog finding nearly 500 since 2020.

The Environment Agency has identified 465 illegal sewage spills since that year, data obtained via a Freedom of Information request shows. A further 154 are under investigation as potentially illegal spills.

But none has resulted in any enforcement action higher than a warning, despite government promises of a crackdown on water company pollution.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Gosh. Wow. So unexpected.