No fines have been handed to water companies for illegal sewage overflows – 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.
Gosh. Wow. So unexpected.