‘If the Prime Minister fails to take action now, we will hold him personally to account for killing our rivers and wildlife.’ New figures show that water companies contributed to an average of 824 sewage spills per day last year.
Water companies will face unlimited fines for polluting seas and rivers under new plans, as the Government was accused of ‘turning Britain’s waterways into an open sewer’.has faced calls to resign for presiding over a ‘national scandal’, as new figures showed there were an average of 824 sewage spills per day last year.
Part of the plan will see her publish a six-week consultation on strengthening the Environment Agency’s ability to impose sanctions on water companies without going through the courts. Ministers have been under serious pressure from campaigners to tackle pollution in recent months, with the new measures expected to form part of plans to toughen enforcement against companies.telling The Guardian that ministers were ‘turning Britain’s waterways into an open sewer’.
‘If the Prime Minister fails to take action now, we will hold him personally to account for killing our rivers and wildlife.’
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