Angelan water It was fined at a price of 1.42 million pounds to pollute water supply.
The company that covers east EnglandHe received the fine at the Northmathon Crown Court after the claim brought by the Drinking Water Inspector (DWI) due to the failures that affected 1.3 million people.
An investigation was found that between June and 2021 December, the company used non -approved materials in drinking water tanks in locations through its network.
Anglian is found to use unauthorized products of plastic to immerse the external coat pipes inside the tanks. This paint later collapsed into chips and powder and entered the water supply.
Angelan reported the failures in DWI and admitted that he was guilty in court.
last year Thousands of people in Devon became fine After discovering the crepeburidium parasite in the water supply. The southwestern waters warned of about 16,000 families of drinking water without boiling until the case was resolved. Schools and companies are temporarily closed, and some families had to boil tap water for a month to remove pollutants.
“We have taken fixed measures in the public interest to ensure that the company is removed from all incompatible materials so that customers can stay confident in their water supply,” said Marcus Rink, DWI chief inspector.
The Minister of Environment, Steve Reed, said: “Drinking water pollution on any scale of a complete scandal and shame.
“The hand -delivered record of 1.4 million pounds sends a clear indication that this criminal behavior is unacceptable.”
All problems observed on the Anglian network have now been corrected. The investigation has highlighted more issues related to the company’s management, including the lack of employee training, poor supervision of the supply chain, and in some cases, water tanks continued to be used even after the company learned that it contains non -approved products.
The company acknowledged that it is guilty of five crimes under the list of 31 of the water supply regulations (water quality) for the year 2016.
“We apologize for remorse and regret the violation of list 31 and accept the ruling on the five sites in 2021. The procedures that were short and as a result, have since invested a great deal of improvement to improve them and exchanged our learning through the water industry,” said an Anglian spokesman.
“Protecting water supplies to our customers cannot be more important for our business, and this is reflected in the fact that we have not faced drinking water trial for more than 20 years. Despite the breach, there was no evidence of any pollution of water supply, and the judge agreed to independent reports that independent experts were very low. This opinion was supported by experts in the points they follow.
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