BUPA Care Homes has recently found itself on the wrong end of enforcement action from the Environment Agency, for failing to abide by the terms of a discharge consent. What can be learned from this
particular case?
Published 05.06.2009
A recent case has highlighted how businesses can be caught out when they’re reported by another company for causing pollution. What are the details and what can you learn from it?
Published 01.11.2007
Do you know what’s going into the environment? Are you releasing a pollutant? If you are, and it’s not going into your foul drains you could be at risk of prosecution. Why, and what do you need to do
to avoid this happening?
Published 01.07.2006
Thames Water has been fined a record £20 million for allowing over one billion litres of raw sewage to pollute the River Thames. Why was the fine so high and what lessons can be learned from this
case?
Published 26.04.2017
A school has recently been fined £10,000 for causing pollution to a water source when its sewerage system failed. Although the fine was considerable, it could have been much worse. What happened?
Published 01.02.2010
A case heard in September 2015 concerned a pub company’s failure to properly manage its private sewage treatment plant. What should have been done to prevent the pollution event?
Published 27.10.2015
The Environment Agency (EA) has announced additional changes which will affect how it manages environmental discharges and waste management. What’s happening and how could these affect you?
Published 11.12.2009
Southern Water was fined £500,000 after an investigation found that untreated sewage was discharged into a local brook. What can be learned from this unfortunate case?
Published 22.12.2014
Severn Trent Water has been fined £800,000 after millions of litres of raw sewage polluted a stream in Shropshire for over a year. How did this happen and what could have prevented it?
Published 24.08.2020
The Environment Agency is cracking down on those who pollute rivers and streams as a result of dirty water being directed into them, instead of foul sewers. Might you be guilty of doing this and, if
so, what should you do about it?
Published 03.04.2012