Assessment of the pollution incident performance of water and sewerage companies in England.

ABSTRACT: Comparison of the severity, frequency and self-reporting of pollution incidents by water and sewerage companies is made difficult by differences in environmental and operational conditions. In England, the deterioration in pollution incident performance makes it important to investigate common trends that could be addressed to improve pollution management. This study presents the first external analysis of available national pollution incident data, obtained through Environmental Information Regulations 2004 requests to the English Environment Agency. The study aimed to assess and compare the pollution incident performance of water and sewerage companies in England. Results indicated that there were significant variations in numbers of pollution incidents reported and the severity of the i

SUBMITTER: Purnell S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8494355 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature