Office of Environmental Protection identifies 'possible failures to comply with environmental law in relation to regulatory oversight of untreated sewage discharges'
Mea culpa follows rising public anger over the dire state of England's rivers, lakes, and coastlines following repeated dumping of raw sewage by water companies
Ordnance Survey and CGI to lead project to combat sewage pollution spills at a nature reserve in Devon
Government escalates crackdown on water company sewage dumping in wake of huge losses at last week's local election
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South West Water fined more than £2m for wave of environmental offences across Devon and Cornwall
Government announces plan to put targets to reduce storm overflows on a legal footing, as MPs block Labour's rival bill for tackling water pollution crisis
Party to use Opposition Day Motion to force MPs to consider proposed legislation that would make sewage monitoring and fines legally binding
The ongoing row over the UK's sewage spills looks set to be a major issue for local voters, but there are no quick fixes or easy answers to the crisis
The Labour Party has used new figures from the Environment Agency to launch a fresh attack on the Conservatives for the impact of sewage pollution in the UK