Severn Trent fined for polluting canal

Severn Trent has been fined £13,330 by the Environment Agency for polluting the Lydney Canal in Gloucestershire with raw sewage, under the Water Resources Act 1991. This has dramatically affected the fish stocks in the area which will take time to recover, due to lowered oxygen levels. This has attempted to be rectified by opening the Severn Estuary tidal gates to flush out the polluted water.

The Gloucestershire Echo – http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=231771&command=displayContent&sourceNode=232193&contentPK=18739752&moduleName=InternalSearch&formname=sidebarsearch