The Environment Agency has accepted Enforcement Undertakings from Severn Trent Water Limited, resulting in £2,277,424 being allocated to countryside charities for environmental restoration. The payments follow investigations into illegal sewage discharges and permit violations. Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust received £1,500,000 for two unauthorized sewage incidents in 2022 and £327,424 for ammonia level breaches in 2021. Severn Rivers Trust was awarded £450,000 from the same 2021 incident. Funds will support projects like tree planting and river habitat restoration. Severn Trent will also cover the Environment Agency’s costs and implement measures to prevent future violations. The settlements address pollution incidents at Blackminster Wastewater Treatment Works and Cheltenham (Hayden) Wastewater Treatment Works.
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