Ministers 'broke the law' by failing to stop water bosses dumping sewage in rivers, watchdog claims | The Sun
Ministers 'broke the law' by failing to stop water chiefs dumping sewage in rivers, Britain's environment watchdog claimed today. The Office for Environmental Protection said regulators, including Ofwat and the Environment Agency, may have breached the law by allowing companies to release sewage outside of exceptional circumstances. Sewage overflows are only supposed to be permitted after periods of unusually heavy rain. […]
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