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Article: Water firm is named as worst for pollution of rivers and beaches ; South West Water has been named and shamed as the worst-offending utility firm when it comes to polluting rivers and beaches.
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- Express & Echo (Exeter UK)
- Article date:
- August 11, 2008
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South West Water has been named and shamed as the worst-
offending utility firm when it comes to polluting rivers and
beaches.
The Exeter-based firm has been responsible for 47 incidents of
unlawful water pollution in the last five years - more than any
other water company.
According to figures provided by the Environment Agency to the
Sunday Times, water companies across the country committed more than
300 water pollution offences in the same period, making them the
worst offending sector.
South West Water has been fined pounds171,500 over the past five
years.
Last June the firm was fined pounds20,000 for supplying water
contaminated with diesel to thousands of households in Exeter, ...