South West Water fined £1.8m over Devon parasite outbreak
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- Water firm fined £1.8m over parasite outbreak18 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleKirk England,South West environment and tourism correspondentandLisa Young,South WestBBCThere were more than 140 confirmed cases of illness during the 54-day incident...S1
- Utility company pleaded guilty to criminal offence of supplying water unfit for humans‘My son is still suffering’: the ill effects of water contamination in ‘Brixham incident’A utility company has been fined £1.85m for supplying water unfit for human consumpti...S2
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South West Water fined £1.8m over Devon parasite outbreak
Water firm fined £1.8m over parasite outbreak18 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleKirk England,South West environment and tourism correspondentandLisa Young,South WestB…
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South West Water fined £1.85m over parasite outbreak in Devon
Utility company pleaded guilty to criminal offence of supplying water unfit for humans‘My son is still suffering’: the ill effects of water contamination in ‘Brixham incident’A uti…
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- Water firm fined £1.8m over parasite outbreak18 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleKirk England,South West environment and tourism correspondentandLisa Young,South WestBBCThere were more than 140 confirmed cases of illness during the 54-day incident...S1
- Utility company pleaded guilty to criminal offence of supplying water unfit for humans‘My son is still suffering’: the ill effects of water contamination in ‘Brixham incident’A utility company has been fined £1.85m for supplying water unfit for human consumpti...S2
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