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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Joanna Partridge

Anglian Water to pay £63m over sewage failures

Anglian Water
Anglian Water supplies water to 7 million customers across the east of England and Hartlepool. Photograph: Justin Kase z12z/Alamy

The water regulator, Ofwat, has ordered Anglian Water to pay £62.8m over failures in managing its wastewater treatment works and network that meant it was unable to cope with sewage flows.

The regulator found that the company, which supplies water to 7 million customers across the east of England and Hartlepool, “failed to operate, maintain and upgrade its wastewater assets adequately”, leading to a breach of its legal obligations.

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