Thames Water fined £2m over 'reckless' and 'avoidable' sewage pollution

Michael Holder
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Water firm ordered to pay up after raw sewage polluted an Oxfordshire stream in 2015, killing almost 150 fish

Thames Water has been slapped with a £2m fine for a "foreseeable and avoidable" pollution incident in 2015, which saw raw sewage seep into an Oxfordshire stream and kill almost 150 fish. Judge Peter...

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