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Anglian Water fined file £1.42m for ingesting water failures

By Editorial Board Published May 16, 2025 2 Min Read
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Anglian Water fined file £1.42m for ingesting water failures

Anglian Water has been fined £1.4m for ingesting water failures which affected round 1.3 million folks.

The Ingesting Water Inspectorate (DWI) stated the corporate used unapproved plastic-based merchandise to externally coat pipework submerged in ingesting water tanks at 4 totally different websites.

The pipes had been put in between 2016 and 2019 and remained till 2021.

Anglian Water provides an space of jap England from the Humber to the Thames Estuary,

“Contamination of drinking water on any scale is scandalous and a complete disgrace,” stated Surroundings Secretary Steve Reed.

“The record £1.4m fine handed down sends a clear signal that this criminal behaviour is unacceptable,” he added.

The DWI stated its investigation uncovered wider points, together with a scarcity of employees coaching, poor oversight of the availability chain, and in some instances, water tanks continued for use even after the corporate knew they contained unapproved merchandise.

All the points have since been rectified, in line with the DWI.

Anglian Water, which reported the failures to the DWI, pleaded responsible at Northampton Crown Court docket and issued an announcement in response.

“We apologise for and regret breaching [the regulations] and accept the judgement for the five sites in 2021.

“The procedures we had in place fell brief and consequently, we’ve since invested considerably to enhance these and have shared our learnings throughout the water trade.”

The DWI reported that the plastic-based coatings within the drinking water tanks had broken down into flakes and powder, which entered the water supply.

Anglian Water appeared to dispute this, adding: “Regardless of the breach, there was no proof of any contamination of the water provide and the choose agreed based mostly on unbiased knowledgeable stories that the chance to prospects was very low.”

From April, value hikes at Anglian Water noticed the common invoice rise 19% from £527 to £626 a yr, in line with Water UK, representing a rise of £99.

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