By Nicholas Earl The government unveiled its ‘Plan For Water’ last week, as the government bids to sustain water supplies and clamp down on poor performance across the industry such as sewage spills and leaking pipelines. This includes proposals to hit suppliers with unlimited fines for waste dumping, and a further £1.1bn in funds to tackle 250 sewage overflows. Environment Secretary Theresa Coffey is aiming to slash the annual average of spills by 10,000 by the end of the decade. However, with 300,000 spills at overflow sites across England last year, this means the funding is set to tackle j…
