Anglian Water fined £1.42 million

May 15, 2025

Brendon Moorhouse (on behalf of the Drinking Water Inspectorate) and Richard Banwell (on behalf of Anglian Water) appeared in a significant case before Mr Justice Choudhury at Northampton Crown Court yesterday, 14 May 2025. Anglian Water were sentenced to fines totalling £1.42 million for five offences of breaching Regulation 31 of the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2016 in relation to the use of unapproved materials in contact with drinking water. The sentence represents the largest fine ever imposed by a Court in relation to a Drinking Water Inspectorate prosecution.

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