UK legal group warns of information blackout on sewage discharges
by Sandra Laville from Environment | The Guardian on (#5S6PW)
Inquiry into more than 2,000 treatment sites prompts calls for transparency from Environment Agency
A legal action group is warning there may be an information blackout on sewage discharges by water companies for years, after the Environment Agency announced an inquiry into more than 2,000 sites.
Fish Legal said that in the past, the EA has refused to disclose any information once an investigation is launched. The group said the systemic abuse of the permit conditions under which sewage treatment works have to operate had been brought to light by the public, often using environmental information requests.
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