South West Water fined £8m for hundreds of sewage spills in Cornwall and Devon

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South West Water was fined nearly £8 million for hundreds of sewage spills in Cornwall and Devon, including incidents affecting bathing areas and sensitive habitats. A judge described the pollution as unacceptable; on one occasion, engineers took ten hours to respond to sewage flowing through a harbour wall.

District judge orders record fine for region and says incidents of pollution cannot be tolerated A water company has been ordered to pay a record fine of almost £8m for hundreds of sewage spills at popular bathing spots and sensitive habitats in Cornwall and Devon. On one occasion, untreated sewage gushed through a harbour wall on a bank holiday weekend but South West Water (SWW) engineers took 10 hours to attend. Continue reading...