'The sewage scandal ends now': UK water company fines to be used to clean up rivers

After fears ?11m would be diverted to Treasury, money will be spent on restoring polluted areas where penalties issuedMillions of pounds of fines imposed on water firms will fund environmental schemes to protect the country's waterways after fears the money would be diverted to the Treasury.The water restoration fund was set up by the Conservative government to ensure that polluting water firms paid for the damage they caused. The fund received ?11m in fines and penalties from April 2022 to October 2023. Continue reading...