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Ofwat has expanded its investigation of sewage outflows to all water and sewage utilities in England and Wales, including 4 firms to the listing.
Severn Trent, United Utilities, Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water and Hafren Dyfrdwy can be included in Ofwat’s investigation into how firms handle their wastewater therapy works, the regulator mentioned on Tuesday.
David Black, chief government of Ofwat, mentioned it was the “largest and most complicated investigation Ofwat has undertaken”.
“The truth that Ofwat now has enforcement instances with all 11 of the wastewater firms in England and Wales demonstrates how involved we’re in regards to the sector’s environmental efficiency,” he mentioned.
Simply 16 per cent of waterways in England and Wales meet minimal EU requirements for ecological standing, and none meet the requirements for chemical compounds, based on Atmosphere Company knowledge.
The Atmosphere Company can be conducting its largest prison investigation into potential widespread non-compliance by water and sewerage firms at greater than 2,200 sewage therapy works.
