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Which new environmental regulation will be imposed on UK Water Companies by end of 2024?
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Resolution / Starting Odds
Stricter Fines • 25%
Mandatory Infrastructure Upgrades • 25%
Increased Monitoring and Reporting • 25%
Executive Accountability Measures • 25%
Official government or regulatory body announcements
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UK Water Companies Face Legal Challenges Over Sewage Pollution After Supreme Court Ruling
Jul 2, 2024, 03:35 PM
British water companies are facing a significant increase in legal challenges following a landmark ruling by the United Kingdom's Supreme Court. The ruling removes a block on lawsuits over pollution, allowing private landowners, individuals, angling groups, and swimming clubs to seek redress for sewage dumped into waterways. This decision comes amid public outrage over the discharges of raw sewage in Britain. There are calls for changes in the law to hold executives accountable for profiting from sewage dumping.
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Yes • 50%
No • 50%
Significant improvement • 25%
Moderate improvement • 25%
No significant change • 25%
Worsened • 25%
Yes • 50%
No • 50%
Fines imposed • 25%
License revoked • 25%
Both fines and license revoked • 25%
No action taken • 25%
Less than £10 million • 25%
£10 million to £50 million • 25%
£50 million to £100 million • 25%
More than £100 million • 25%
Significant operational changes • 25%
Moderate operational changes • 25%
Minor operational changes • 25%
No operational changes • 25%
Thames Water • 25%
Severn Trent • 25%
United Utilities • 25%
Other • 25%
Yes • 50%
No • 50%
Yes • 50%
No • 50%
Fully secured • 25%
Partially secured • 25%
Not secured • 25%
Other • 25%