Anglian Water fined more than £500,000 after raw sewage kills 5,000 fish

Anglian Water fined more than £500,000 after raw sewage kills 5,000 fish

Source: standard

1/13/2023

Credit: PA Media

water company has been fined more than half a million pounds after raw sewage was discharged into a river for 23 hours killing 5,000 fish, the Environment Agency said.

Anglian Water pleaded guilty to a breach of permit and was ordered to pay a fine of £510,000, costs of £50,000 and a victim surcharge of £170 at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.

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