Water sector is ‘failing’ on pollution

That’s the claim of a committee report, stating both Ofwat and the government are failing in supporting the water industry

‘Water companies must show improvements’

Thérèse Coffey has called on all firms to share plans of how they will stop storm overflows and river pollution

Polluting water companies could face £250m fine

This is a 1,000-fold increase from the current cap of £250k

Government clamps down on water pollution

New planning permission has also been granted for sustainable countryside homes

Thames Water fined £4m for 30-hour waterfall of sewage discharge

The incident is believed to have killed approximately 3,000 fish