Thames Water Fined for Chase Brook Pollution
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Water CompanyWas Ordered to Pay Costs of £250,000After Untreated Sewage Flowed in to Chase Brook in Berkshire
The Environment Agency brought the case after sewage "severely impacted" wildlife in the brook, in September 2012, within a 143 acre nature reserve.
The water firm pleaded guilty over the sewage discharge and said changes had been made at the site.
"Regrettable incident"
Matthew Rice, Environment Agency environment officer, said the whole length, 600m (1,950ft), of the brook was polluted and aquatic life was "severely impacted".
There were high levels of ammonia and e-coli in the water and oxygen levels were low.
Thames Water said it had made changes at the site that will prevent sewage flowing in to the brook again.
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