Southern Water fined £2.4m over sewage pollution incidents

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 22 Sept, 14:52

Southern Water has been fined £2.4m for sewage pollution that killed fish and eels.

The water firm was penalised for untreated sewage incidents including a discharge into a brook in Whitstable where around 70 dead fish were found. This is Southern Water's second substantial fine in two months, following a £7m penalty for illegal sewage dumping. The company attributed the pollution to extremely heavy rainfall that overwhelmed its network.

How it is being reported

• Southern Water hit with second multi-million-pound sewage fineSky News · 22 Sept, 13:18
• Failing Southern Water hit with £2.4million fine for sewage pollutionThe Mirror · 22 Sept, 11:42
• Southern Water fined millions over sewage pollution that killed dozens of fish and eelsThe Independent · 22 Sept, 10:08

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