South West Water fined £7.8 million over hundreds of sewage spills across Devon and Cornwall after 18 charges, including 231 discharges at Harlyn beach and more than 336 illegal spills near Bodmin
South West Water pleaded guilty to 18 charges linked to pollution incidents between 2015 and 2021. (Photo: Shutterstock) South West Water has been fined £7,867,733 for hundreds of illegal sewage spills across Devon and Cornwall, with a judge describing the company’s management failures as reckless. The record penalty is the largest ever imposed for environmental … Read more