{"id":59840,"date":"2019-07-10T15:45:46","date_gmt":"2019-07-10T14:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=59840"},"modified":"2019-07-10T15:45:46","modified_gmt":"2019-07-10T14:45:46","slug":"environment-agency-water-clean-up-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/environment-agency-water-clean-up-act\/59840\/","title":{"rendered":"Environment Agency tells water companies to clean up their act"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Water company efforts to protect the environment were described as \u2018simply unacceptable\u2019 in an Environment Agency (EA) report published with only 1 of the major water and sewage companies in England performing at the level expected<\/h2>\n<p>Emma Howard Boyd, chair at Environment Agency, said: \u201cCompanies should be reflecting on their environmental performance and long-term resilience if this is poor they should be asking themselves whether dividends are justifiable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Overall water company performance has deteriorated which reverses the trend of gradual improvement in the sector since the rating system began in 2011. Serious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/development-illegal-air-pollution\/56086\/\">pollution incidents<\/a> increased in 2018 causing damage to the rivers and wildlife.<\/p>\n<p>The annual report rates each of the 9 water and sewerage companies in England as either green, amber or red on a range of measures including serious pollution, pollution per km of sewer pipes, supply resilience, self-reporting of pollution and complying with permits \u2013 and also compares individual company performance to highlight the best and worst.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwl.co.uk\/\">Northumbrian Water<\/a> was the only company achieving the highest 4-star rating, showing that it is possible to bring in good environmental practices and limit the impact of operations on nature.<\/p>\n<p>The Environment Agency report said this improvement is to be applauded which had only been possible with focus from the top of the organisation and ongoing effort from operational teams.<\/p>\n<h3>The report highlighted the best and worst performance including:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Northumbrian Water improved to gain the highest rating of 4 stars.<\/li>\n<li>Severn Trent Water, United Utilities and Wessex Water dropped from 4 stars to 3 stars, with Anglian Water and Thames Water remaining on 3 stars. Companies with 3 stars must improve their performance to reduce their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/health-safety-news\/clean-air-zone-consultation\/59255\/\">impact on the environment<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Southern Water, South West Water and Yorkshire Water were only given 2 stars and described as demonstrating an \u2018unacceptable level of performance.\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Again this year South West Water is poor performing and has consistently demonstrated unacceptable performance and a red rating for pollution incidents. Most water companies look set to fail to meet 2020 pollution targets.<\/li>\n<li>Southern Water and Thames Water failed to demonstrate they have robust enough plans to maintain secure water supplies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Dr Toby Willison, executive director of operations, said: \u201cCompanies performing well have a positive ripple effect on the natural environment and communities in their regions. 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