Thérèse Coffey demands water companies draw up sewage action plans

Cecilia Keating
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Environment Secretary considering introducing larger fines and more immediate penalties for water firms that fail to stop raw sewage spilling into waterways

Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey has demanded that water companies explain why sewage spillages are happening and provide more details on what they are doing to prevent them, under new plans announced...

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