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Sewage discharges have threatened the ecology of Lake Windermere in Cumbria | Credit: iStock
Proposals to ban wet wipes, dole out 'unlimited fines' for law-breaking water companies, and fast-track investment in key infrastructure received mixed response from green groups
The government has today published a new water strategy, reiterating its plans to introduce stronger regulation and tougher enforcement on water companies that dump sewage in English and Welsh waterways....
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