HC Deb 19 July 2000 vol 354 cc208-11W
Mr. Martlew

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many successful prosecutions the Environment Agency has undertaken against North West Water; and what level of fines have been imposed. [131404]

Mr. Mullin

Listed in the table are details of the successful prosecutions carried out against North West Water by the Environment Agency since October 1991 and the fines imposed:

Date Court Offence Fine (£) Cost (£)
9 November 1993 Leigh magistrates court On 9 August 1992 caused sewage effluent to be discharged into a tributary of the River Glaze from Latley Common Pumping Station at Leigh. Contrary to Sections 85(3)(a) and 85(6) of the Water Resources Act 1991 1,000 719
25 January 1994 Ellesmere Port magistrates court On 11 May 1993 caused trade effluent to be discharged into Mill Brook. Contrary to Sections 85(3)(a) and 85(6) of the Water Resources Act 1991 2,000 700
25 January 1994 Ellesmere Port magistrates court On 17 August 1993 caused trade effluent, namely reactivated sewage sludge, to be discharged into Mill Brook from Ellesmere Port Sewage Treatment Works. Contrary to Sections 85(3)(a) and 85(6) of the Water Resources Act 1991 4,000 686
3 February 1994 Preston magistrates court On 3 July 1993 caused sewage effluent to be discharged into Savick Brook, Fulwood. Contrary to Sections 85(3)(a) and 85(6) of the Water Resources Act 1991 3,000 453
28 March 1994 Barrow in Furness magistrates court On 19 September 1993 caused sewage effluent to be discharged into the River Leven Estuary from Ulverston Waste Water Treatment Works. Contrary to Section 85(6) of the Water Resources Act 1991 6,000 764
7 April 1994 Chorley magistrates court On 31 August 1993 caused trade effluent, namely surface water containing Chlorine, to be discharged into the River Douglas from Rivington Water Treatment Plant, Bolton Road, Horwich. Contrary to Sections 85(3)(a) and 85(6) of the Water Resources Act 1991 5,000 898
25 May 1994 Chorley magistrates court On 21 September 1993 caused sewage effluent to be discharged into the River Chor diversion from Outlet 3A at Chorley Waste Water Treatment Works. Contrary to Sections 85(6) of the Water Resources Act 1991 2,000 596
7 June 1994 Leyland magistrates court On 11 January 1994 caused sewage effluent to be discharged to the River Darwen from premises known as Blackburn Waste Water Treatment Works. Contrary to Sections 85(3)(a) and 85(6) of the Water Resources Act 1991 4,000 736
26 August 1994 Lytham magistrates court On 30 November 1993 caused polluting matter to enter Main Dyke from Western Waste Water Treatment Works. Contrary to Sections 85(3)(a) and 85(6) of the Water Resources Act 1991 4,000 744
13 September 1994 Ellesmere Port magistrates court On 31 January 1994 caused sewage effluent to be discharged into Thornton Brook at Ellesmere Port which did not comply with a Condition of the Company's Consent to Discharge. Contrary to Sections 85(3)(a) and 85(6) of the Water Resources Act 1991 3,000 319
21 September 1994 Liverpool magistrates court On 23 September 1993 caused sewage effluent to enter Courtney Brook. Contrary to Sections 85(3)(a) and 85(6) of the Water Resources Act 1991 10,000 495
21 September 1994 Liverpool magistrates court On 8 July 1993 caused sewage effluent to enter Courthey Brook. Contrary to Sections 85(3)(a) and 85(6) of the Water Resources Act 1991 10,000 484
3 October 1994 Huyton magistrates court On 9 March 1994 failed to take reasonable steps to ensure water discharge as a result of aeration tank cleaning into Knowsley Brook from Knowsley Water Treatment Works was free as reasonable possible from solids and polluting substances. Contrary to Section 165(3)(b) of the Water Industry Act 1991 500 903
18 November 1994 Penrith magistrates court On 1 July 1994 caused sewage effluent to be discharged into Shap Beck from premises at Shap Waste Water Treatment Works. Contrary to Sections 85(3)(a) and 85(6) of the Water Resources Act 1991 3,000 1,292
7 February 1995 Leyland magistrates court On 28 May 1994 caused sewage effluent to be discharged into Black Brook at Hoghton near Blackburn. Contrary to Sections 85(3)(a) and 85(6) of the Water Resources Act 1991 2,500 922
15 February 1995 Preston magistrates court Between 8 August 1994 and 15 August 1994 caused sewage effluent to be discharged into Eaves Brook from Victoria Road CSO, Preston. Contrary to Sections 85(3)(a) and 85(6) of the Water Resources Act 1991 5,000 721

Date Court Offence Fine (£) Cost (£)
18 March 1995 Oldham magistrates court On 23 November 1994 caused sewage effluent to be discharged into Wince Brook from Brookside Business Park, Chadderton. Contrary to Sections 85(3)(a) and 85(6) of the Water Resources Act 1991 5,000 699
10 November 1995 Barrow in Furness magistrates court In the one year period from 27 July 1994 to 26 July 1995 caused sewage effluent to be discharges into Blea Beck from Askam Waste Water Treatment Works contrary to Condition C1 of Consent. Contrary to 85(6) of the Water Resources Act 1991 7,500 490
18 January 1996 Blackburn magistrates court On 30 April 1995 caused sewage effluent to be discharged into Sheet Bridge Brook from Morris Brow Pumping Station, Tock Holes Road, Blackburn. Contrary to Sections 85(3)(a) and 85(6) of the Water Resources Act 1991 5,000 1,889
7 March 1996 Windermere magistrates court On 6 May 1995 caused sewage effluent to be discharged into the River Rothay from Ambleside Waste Water Treatment Works. Contrary to Sections 85(3)(a) and 85(6) of the Water Resources Act 1991 4,000 1,931
21 January 1998 Stockport magistrates court On or about 17 July 1997 caused polluting matter namely sewage sludge to enter Torkington Brook from land at Lower Barnfold Farm, Hawk Green near Marple. Contrary to Sections 85(1) and 85(6) of the Water Resources Act 1991 5,000 560
21 January 1998 Stockport magistrates court On 4 August 1997 caused polluting matter namely sewage sludge run-off to enter Norbury Brook. Contrary to Section 85(1) of the Water Resources Act 1991 6,000 531
2 March 1998 Preston magistrates court On 4 February 1997 caused sewage effluent to be discharged into the River Ribble from land at Riversway Docks. Contrary to Sections 85(3)(a) and 85(6) of the Water Resources Act 1991 3,000 834
16 March 1998 Preston magistrates court On 18 April 1997 caused polluting matter namely silt to enter Eaves Brook and Savick Brook from a water supply main at Deepdale, Fulwood. Contrary to Sections 85(3)(a) and 85(6) of the Water Resources Act 1991 1,500 1,183
1 July 1999 Leyland magistrates court On 8 July 1998 caused polluting matter to enter Holes Brook from Blackburn Waste Water Treatment Works. Contrary to Section 85(1) of the Water Resources Act 1991 5,000 793
28 October 1999 Bury magistrates court On 7 December 1998 caused sewage effluent to be discharges into the River Irwell. Contrary to Sections 85(3)(a) of the Water Resources Act 1991 5,000 810