Anglian Water
Water company that operates in the east of England
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| August 2024 | Anglian Water proposed a £5 billion infrastructure project to construct two major new reservoirs - one north of Cambridge between Chatteris and March, and another south of Lincoln. |
| November 2023 | Became subject of conflict of interest allegations due to the connection between Secretary of State Steve Barclay and his wife Karen Barclay, who worked in public affairs for Anglian Water. |
| 2022 | End of the period during which Anglian Water distributed substantial dividends, totaling £4.6 billion, sparking debate about the company's financial priorities and investment in utility services. |
| June 2022 | Fined £300,000 after a pumping station breakdown led to pollution, killing more than 5,000 fish in the River Wid in Essex. |
| 2012 | Beginning of a decade-long period where Anglian Water paid the highest dividends of any water company in England, totaling £4.6 billion, which drew criticism from campaigners who argued the money should have been used for infrastructure improvements. |
| October 2012 | Fined £36,000 with £5,973 costs for polluting the River Chelmer in Thaxted, Essex, killing hundreds of fish including lamprey, bullhead, minnow, stickleback and stone loach. |
| May 2011 | Ranked first in an Environment Agency list of worst water polluters, with 296 'unconsented incidents'. |
| January 2011 | Fined £35,000 after discharging untreated sewage into the River Wid, killing hundreds of fish. |
| July 2010 | Fined £27,000 with £28,000 costs at Basildon Crown Court for allowing untreated sewage to leak into the River Crouch at Wickford on 17 August 2009. This was Anglian Water's 90th conviction for polluting waterways. |
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