英国南西水务公司因在康沃尔和德文郡地区发生的大规模污水溢流事件被处以786万英镑罚款 1。普利茅斯地方法院认定该公司存在管理系统故障和对已知风险的鲁莽应对，在2016年1月至2021年7月间共发生231次非法污水排放 1。该公司已对18项指控认罪，包括17项非法水排放和1项未采取合理补救措施 1。
法官Matson将这些事件称为"可怕的、非常重大的污染事件" 1。环保局经理Clarissa Newell表示，这些污染发生在康沃尔和德文郡最风景优美的地区 1。其中2019年8月，Polperro港口在假日周末发生未处理污水事件，工程师耗时10小时才到达 1。
作为应对措施，南西水务公司已投资7.6亿英镑用于处理污水溢流问题 1。该公司过去一年污水溢流事件减少了17%，溢流时长下降25% 1。诉讼费用为32.9993万英镑 1。
South West Water has been handed a fine of £7.87 million by Plymouth magistrates court for extensive sewage pollution across Cornwall and Devon 1. The company pleaded guilty to 18 charges, including 17 counts of illegal water discharge and one count of failing to take reasonable remedial measures 1. Between January 2016 and July 2021, the utility was responsible for 231 illegal sewage releases in the region 1.
The court found systemic failures in the company's management and a reckless approach to known risks 1. Judge Matson characterized the incidents as "horrendous, very significant pollution events" 1. A particularly notable case occurred in August 2019 when sewage remained unattended over a bank holiday weekend in Polperro harbor, with engineers taking 10 hours to arrive at the scene 1. The Environment Agency noted that contamination affected some of the most scenic areas in Cornwall and Devon 1.
South West Water has invested £760 million to address sewage overflow issues and reported a 17 percent reduction in overflow incidents over the past year, alongside a 25 percent decrease in discharge duration 1. The company was also ordered to pay £329,993 in legal costs 1.
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