Investigation finds gaps in UK industrial wastewater oversight
UK water companies generated more than £340 million in revenue from industrial and commercial wastewater in the past year.
An investigation found that UK water companies earned more than £340m from accepting industrial and commercial wastewater in the past year. It reported that many sewage works are not designed to remove industrial chemicals and that oversight of trade-effluent permits is limited.
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- 340MGBP
UK water companies generated more than £340 million in revenue from industrial and commercial wastewater in the past year.
“made more than £340m in revenue last year”
- 608Blitres
Industrial wastewater entering UK sewage works totalled 608 billion litres annually.
“an annual total of 608bn litres of industrial wastewater entering sewage works”
- 26,000consents
Watershed Investigations, the Guardian and River Action compiled a database containing 26,000 trade-effluent consents.
“compiled a database of 26,000 consents”