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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Sandra Laville and Helena Horton

Minister vows to end water firms’ pollution self-monitoring in England

Outfall into the River Thames
Outfall into the River Thames at a sewage treatment works. Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images

The environment secretary has told water companies in England that they will no longer be able to monitor and report on pollution from their own treatment works.

Steve Barclay told the privatised industry he would put an end to operator self-monitoring in a toughening of the regulatory approach.

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