Water company failures impact protected waters for wildlife

A new report from the Environment Agency (EA) shows consistently poor performance from all nine water and sewerage companies in the region, with serious pollution incidents in 2024 up 60% from 2023

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Water company failures impact protected waters for wildlife

In 2024, the EA found 75 category 1 (major) and 2 (significant) incidents were recorded, a steep rise from 47 serious incidents the previous year. 81% of these serious incidents were the responsibility...

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