Southern Water faces prosecution after record £126m penalty
by Julia Kollewe from on (#4HWFR)
Company must pay back 123m to customers over 'shocking' failures at sewage treatment sites
Southern Water faces prosecution by the Environment Agency after being handed a record 126m penalty by the water regulator over "shocking" failures at its sewage treatment sites that polluted rivers and beaches in southern England.
The package imposed by the regulator, Ofwat, includes compensation of 123m to customers over five years and a 3m fine. The company's 4.2 million customers will each receive 61 off their bills - 17 in 2020-21 and 11 in each of the following four years.
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