10 Nov 2016
Ofwat – carrot and stick – South West Water fine but Severn Trent and Anglian are rewarded Ofwat proposes penalty for seven incidents as it rewards Severn Trent and Anglian Water for beating targets. The water regulator has proposed fining South West Water £1.7m for missing performance targets after a series of serious incidents of sewage […]
20 Jul 2016
United Utilities (UU) and its contractor have been fined almost £1 million for polluting a brook. The water company has been sentenced to pay £600,000 and contractor KMI+ has to pay £330,000, according to the Environment Agency. KMI+ was contracted by UU to carry out improvement works at Wayoh water treatment works at Turton Bottoms, […]
25 May 2016
Guardian: ‘Water companies have been hit by a series of record fines for major sewage leaks and other pollution incidents. Yorkshire Water was fined £1.1m for illegally discharging sewage that polluted the river Ouse near York, while Thames Water was fined £1m for repeated sewage leaks into the Grand Union canal. The financial penalties have […]
07 Mar 2016
The case illustrates both effective monitoring and use of the points system …’The court was also told that, as a result of these offences, six points per offence will be applied to the vessel’s fishing vessel licence in accordance with the provisions of the EU control regulation (EC) 1224/2009 and in accordance with the MMO’s […]
07 Dec 2015
At the Portsmouth Magistrates Court, on Tuesday 1st December 2015, Paul Lambert, 40, of East Cowes on the Isle of Wight, pleaded guilty and was ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £4300 for retaining whelks below the minimum legal size on board his fishing vessel Katie P176, contrary to European Fisheries Technical Conservation Measures […]
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