Ofwat urged to do more to make water firms protect environment

Concerns government guidance will not bring an end to the ‘scandal of untreated sewage pollution’

Ofwat must do more to make the water industry in England and Wales protect the environment, the government has said.

Setting out the priorities for the regulator for the next five years the environment minister Rebecca Pow said water companies should significantly reduce the frequency and volume of sewage discharges from storm overflows.

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(SOURCE) https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/02/ofwat-urged-to-do-more-to-make-water-firms-protect-environment-untreated-sewage-pollution

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