Southern Water fined £7m after illegally dumping sewage off Kent coast
Southern Water has been fined over £7 million for illegally discharging untreated sewage into the sea off the Kent coast between 2019 and 2021. The court cited a history of criminal negligence and failure to maintain essential infrastructure as key factors in the sentencing.
A sign at Margate informing people not to use the beach after a pollution incident in 2021. Photograph: Environment Agency/PA A sign at Margate informing people not to use the beach after a pollution incident in 2021. Photograph: Environment Agency/PA Pollution Southern Water fined £7m after illegally dumping sewage off Kent coast Firm pleaded guilty to 13 offences over discharges at Margate and Broadstairs wastewater pumping stations
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