A GMB survey of nearly 1,300 water workers reveals that over half report increased abuse, including machete attacks and deliberate sewage splashing

An investigation found that the water supplier had inadequate contingency plans, including a major pump being out of action for 52 days

Liz Truss has been criticised over her alleged decision to cut Environment Agency’s budget while she was in charge of Defra

Brighton and Hove City Council has called for urgent action on sewage from Southern Water

Unspecified amounts of untreated sewage were reportedly discharged onto 50 beaches in England and Wales this week

According to the Environment Agency, an estimated 20m litres of sewage was discharged into Tong Beck in November 2017, which led to the deaths of hundreds of fish

The company pleaded guilty to two offences of river pollution that took place in 2017

Durham County Court heard a blockage in a combined sewer in May 2017 caused sewage to pour out of a manhole cover and discharge into the watercourse that runs through Heads Hope Dene near Castle Eden

More than 1,100 fish died after untreated sewage was released into a local stream in 2016

Yorkshire Water has been fined £45,000 after pleading guilty for polluting a watercourse with raw sewage. The incident took place in April 2014 in Doncaster, which led to the deaths of several hundred fish, according to the Environment Agency. Raw sewage was discharged from the water firm’s pumping station at Sandy Lane, Belle View, into […]