Southern Water fined £7m after illegally dumping sewage off Kent coast
•Southern Water has been fined over £7 million for illegally dumping sewage off the Kent coast.
•The company pleaded guilty to 13 offences related to discharges at wastewater pumping stations.
•A judge highlighted their "record of criminality" as a serious aggravating factor in the case.
المصدر: The Guardian World | Source: The Guardian WorldFirm pleaded guilty to 13 offences over discharges at Margate and Broadstairs wastewater pumping stations
Southern Water has been fined more than £7m after dumping sewage illegally off the Kent coast between 2019 and 2021.
The company, described by the judge as having a “record of criminality” which is “an exceptionally serious aggravating factor”, pleaded guilty to 13 offences at Medway magistrates court last April over sewage discharges at Margate and Broadstairs wastewater pumping stations between 2019 and 2021.
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→Southern Water has been fined over £7 million for illegally dumping sewage off the Kent coast.
→The company pleaded guilty to 13 offences related to discharges at wastewater pumping stations.
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