Water company fined for sewage in river (From Daily Echo)
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Southern Water fined for leaking sewage in River Itchen at Eastleigh
5:12pm Wednesday 27th October 2010 in News
Southern Water
SOUTHERN Water has been prosecuted for allowing raw sewage to enter a tributary of the River Itchen at Eastleigh.
Appearing at New Forest Magistrates' Court the company admitted the offence and was fined £5,000 with £3,440 costs.
The court heard that problems with a main at a pumping station resulted in sewage entering Monks Brook via an overflow pipe.
An Environment Agency spokesman said: "The pipe must only be used in the event of storm conditions or when there has been an electrical failure, and neither situation had taken place.
"Southern Water are also required to report discharges immediately but it took the company over an hour to notify the agency of the incident."
Comments(7)
Family Bloke
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6:41pm Wed 27 Oct 10
Ferngully
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6:59pm Wed 27 Oct 10
Pikey Pete wrote:Don't get too worked up, its only Eastleigh after all.
So Now Southern water is fined. But the money they are fined with will be from customers. They should make the person in charge at the time. Go to the river and clean it. Even be made to collect rubbish from the river banks as a shamed...Person.
Hantslad
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8:20pm Wed 27 Oct 10
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Pikey Pete
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8:54pm Wed 27 Oct 10
NOT There share holders. There should be other ways of making them pay!!!! Stoning OK a bit too much. Maybe As the problem occurred in Eastleigh.
Get them to have a wet sponge throwing Saturday at the Swan centre. Each time a direct hit at the person responsible. (who is in blocks) A 1,000 pounds comes out of a special fund. Untouchable by share holders. But set up for such events as sewage!!!
stuartjebbitt
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8:52am Thu 28 Oct 10
Spot O'Bother
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9:23am Thu 28 Oct 10
Pikey Pete says...
6:07pm Wed 27 Oct 10
They should make the person in charge at the time. Go to the river and clean it. Even be made to collect rubbish from the river banks as a shamed...Person.