https://somersetdaily.co.uk/tags/environmentalfine/Recent content in environmentalfine on Somerset DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usWed, 15 Apr 2026 07:52:36 +0000https://somersetdaily.co.uk/water-company-fined-300000-following-sewage-spill-that-devastated-somerset-river-wildlife/Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:52:36 +0000https://somersetdaily.co.uk/water-company-fined-300000-following-sewage-spill-that-devastated-somerset-river-wildlife/Wessex Water has been fined £300,000 after a backed-up sewer discharged sewage into a tributary of the River Yeo in Somerset, causing significant environmental damage in September 2022. The incident, confirmed by the Environment Agency (EA), resulted in the death of dozens of fish, including bullhead and three-spined sticklebacks. The pollution occurred when a surging manhole overflowed due to a blocked sewer north of Milborne Port, releasing untreated sewage into the water.