Environment Agency Enforcement

Criminal prosecutions and enforcement actions against water companies and in-scope public bodies.

6
Total actions
6
Prosecutions
£99.6m
Total penalties
0
Civil sanctions
Actions by Year
Most Enforced Against

Showing 1–6 of 6 actions

Company Case Outcome Penalty Court date Court
United Utilities
United Utilities
Bathing water pollution at Windermere and other sites
United Utilities was prosecuted following the pollution of Windermere and other bathing waters in the North West with sewage and … 		Prosecution £300,000 Jun 2023 Magistrates' Court
Anglian Water
Anglian Water
Nutrient and sewage pollution offences
Anglian Water was prosecuted for multiple pollution offences including nutrient pollution from wastewater treatment works causing environmental damage to watercourses … 		Prosecution £2,650,000 Jan 2023 Crown Court
Yorkshire Water
Yorkshire Dales National Park and Yorkshire Water
Sewage pollution offences — multiple sites
Yorkshire Water was prosecuted for illegal sewage discharges at multiple sites across Yorkshire causing environmental damage to rivers and streams. 		Prosecution £1,100,000 Sep 2022 Crown Court
Thames Water
Thames Water
Sewage pollution at Henley-on-Thames
Thames Water was convicted after sewage escaped from a sewer near Henley-on-Thames causing significant pollution to the River Thames. 		Prosecution £2,300,000 Mar 2022 Slough Magistrates' Court
Southern Water
Southern Water
Illegal sewage discharges to rivers and coastal waters
Southern Water pleaded guilty to 51 charges of making illegal discharges of billions of litres of raw sewage to rivers … 		Prosecution £90,000,000 Jul 2021 Canterbury Crown Court
Thames Water
Thames Water
Sewage pollution at Gatehampton and Didcot
Thames Water was fined after pleading guilty to 8 charges of causing pollution of rivers in the Thames Valley. The … 		Prosecution £3,300,000 Mar 2017 Aylesbury Crown Court
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