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South West Water sewage fine

South West Water has been fined almost £8m after pleading guilty to hundreds of sewage pollution offences across Devon and Cornwall over a six-year period. A district judge ordered the record regional fine and said such pollution incidents cannot be tolerated. The spills affected popular bathing spots and sensitive habitats.

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