'In a landmark ruling, the #SupremeCourt has today found that #UnitedUtilities can be held to account for the damage caused by unauthorised #SewageDischarges into the #ManchesterShipCanal.

This judgment has massive implications, setting a precedent which breaks the shield around polluting #WaterCompanies – leaving them open to a potential deluge of legal action.

https://goodlawproject.org/supreme-court-opens-the-floodgates-for-sewage-dumping-challenges/
#GoodLawProject #UK

4m hours of raw sewage discharges in England in 2023, data expected to show | Water industry | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/mar/26/4m-hours-of-raw-sewage-discharges-in-england-last-year-figures-expected-to-show

#Sewage
#SewageDischarges
#EnviromentAgency
#Rivers
#Sea
#England
#Ofwat
#MetOffice

Untreated sewage illegally spilled for years, Welsh Water admits | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/business/sewage-welsh-water-cardigan-rivers-b2432291.html

#WelshWater
#Sewage
#SewageDischarges
#WindrushAgainstSewagePollution
#IllegalSewageDischarges
#NaturalResourcesWales
#Cardigan

Competitors report falling ill after triathlon event in waters of river Eden | Water | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/01/competitors-report-falling-ill-after-triathlon-event-in-waters-of-river-eden

#Triathlon
#Diahorrea
#StomachCramps
#SouthernWater
#RiverEden
#Sewage
#SewageDischarges
#UKHSA
#HeverCastle
#CastleRaceSeries
#RiversTrust
#EA

‘‘Unacceptable’: how #RawSewage has affected rivers in #England and #Wales – in maps

Hundreds of thousands of raw #SewageDischarges were recorded last year. These maps show where these were and what the impact is
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2023/sep/12/unacceptable-how-raw-sewage-has-affected-rivers-in-england-and-wales-in-maps
#ToryPoliciesInAction #DirtyParty #Pollution #Environment #SewageScandal #PrivatisedWaterCompanies #Health #PublicHealth