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Water company executives could face up to two years in prison for sewage leaks.
Environmental laws will be strengthened to impose immediate fines and prison sentences for executives who fail to cooperate with regulatory authorities.
Every river in the UK is polluted, Steve Reed, the Environment Secretary warns
Steve Reed states there is no assurance that UK waters are uncontaminated. The Environment Secretary has revealed that every river in the country is polluted, accusing water companies of concealing
Yorkshire Water CEO awarded £1 million with bonus despite significant sewage pollution failures
Nicola Shaw receives a pay award despite significant sewage pollution failures by the water utility.
Despite 300,000 instances of sewage spills, the regulatory body has levied fines on only four firms.
The regulatory authority for the environment took legal action against merely four water companies for overstepping their overflow permits from 2018 to 2022, despite the occurrence of hundreds of thousands