England’s water firms should pay to fix illegal discharges, high court to hear
by Sandra Laville Environment correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#6CPK3)
WildFish charity says 56bn plan to reduce sewage dumping from storm overflows is illegal because it expects customers to foot bill
Water companies must pay to fix illegal sewage discharges rather than pass the cost to customers, lawyers for the charity WildFish are to argue in the high court.
The campaign group will allege at a judicial review that the government's 56bn plan to reduce raw sewage dumping from storm overflows is illegal.
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