US EditionAnglian Water Hit with Record £1.4million Fine for Drinking Water Failures
- Anglian Water was fined £1.42 million in 2025 for drinking water failures affecting around 1.3 million people in eastern England.
- Between June and December 2021, the company applied unauthorized plastic-based coatings to external piping located inside drinking water storage tanks at multiple facilities, creating risks of contamination.
- The Drinking Water Inspectorate's investigation revealed poor supply chain oversight, insufficient staff training, and continued use of compromised tanks despite awareness of the issue.
- Marcus Rink, chief inspector of the DWI, emphasized that safeguarding public health and ensuring safe water standards are essential, and confirmed that all materials failing to meet regulations have been removed following decisive enforcement measures.
- The record fine signals zero tolerance for such breaches, supporting government reforms under the Water Act, which includes penalties such as two-year prison sentences and bans on unfair bonuses.
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leightonbuzzardonline.co.ukAnglian Water hit with record £1.4million fine for drinking water failures
Anglian Water has been fined a record £1.42 million following a prosecution by the Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) for drinking water failures affecting around 1.3 million people.
Anglican receives record £1.42m fine for drinking water failures
The company was found to have used unapproved plastic-based products to externally coat pipework submerged within some of their drinking water tanks. Anglian Water has been fined a record £1.42 million for drinking water failures that affected around 1.3 million people. The Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) said the company used unapproved plastic-based products to externally coat pipework submerged within their drinking water tanks at four diff…
Anglian Water Fined Record £1.42m For Drinking Water Failures - Great Yorkshire Radio
The Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) said the company used unapproved plastic-based products to externally coat pipework submerged in drinking water tanks at four different sites. The pipes were installed between 2016 and 2019 and remained until 2021. Anglian Water supplies an area of eastern England from the Humber to the Thames Estuary, “Contamination of drinking water on any scale is scandalous and a complete disgrace,” said Environment Secr…
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