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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Anna Wise

Water company agrees to pay £24 million after sewage leaks

A water company has agreed to pay £24 million after the water regulator found a “range of failures” in how the water company managed its wastewater treatment works and sewer network.

South West Water will pay the sum after an Ofwat investigation found the company had spilled wastewater in the environment when it should not have done.

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