by theEHP | Apr 21, 2011 | Environmental Protection
Drainage company fined almost £56,000 for the unlawful depositing and disposal of liquid waste. A drainage company from Longridge, Preston were fined almost £56,000 for the unlawful depositing and disposal of liquid waste – the first ever prosecution of this type in...
by theEHP | Apr 21, 2011 | Environmental Protection
Environment Agency Wales has announced it is likely to grant Anglesey EcoParc Mon an environmental permit for the proposed anaerobic digestion waste treatment plant at Bodffordd. The permit will make sure that the plant conforms to the highest possible environmental...
by theEHP | Apr 18, 2011 | Environmental Protection
A water company which allowed untreated sewage to enter a Woking canal, killing hundreds of fish, was ordered to pay a total of £17,403 by magistrates. Thames Water, based in Reading, admitted a charge of allowing polluting matter to enter the Basingstoke Canal and...
by theEHP | Apr 18, 2011 | Environmental Protection
The Environment Agency has prosecuted a Wigan business owner for waste crime. On 14 April 2011 a Wigan business owner narrowly escaped jail after Liverpool Crown Court handed down a 26 week prison sentence suspended sentence for two years for illegally depositing and...