UU fined £666K for polluting river with raw sewage
United Utilities has been ordered to pay a fine of £666,000 after pleading guilty to polluting a river with untreated sewage effluent in Greater Manchester.
The Environment Agency took the prosecution against the North West water company after sewage polluted the River Medlock, having a significant impact on the fish population and water quality.
A member of the public initially reported the pollution in the River Medlock at Park Bridge, in Ashton-Under-Lyne to the Environment Agency’s incident hotline in October 2014 .
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