Effluent in UK Law
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African mine victims entitled to sue holding company in the UK
The English Court of Appeal has allowed Zambian citizens from the Copperbelt to sue the holding company of a Zambian mining company that allegedly caused pollution and environmental damage resultin.........The processing and disposal of tailings and other effluent from a mine operated by the local mining company allegedly caused the pollution and environmental damage. The court applied the duty of care under ......
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Domestic Septic Tanks More Time To Comply
......, the owners of existing septic tanks can now, to a certain extent, relax and take some time formulating a plan to deal with their liquid effluent. Plans to upgrade septic tanks that discharge to surface water should consider the following options:. Connecting the residence to the mains ......
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Application Of Integrated Pollution Prevention And Control To Waste Water Treatment
......In a specific example where beer effluent and milk effluent is pre-treated at a site 700 or 800 metres from the brewery and the milk processing plant from which it originates, before being ......
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The Cost Of Non-Compliance
...... The company pleaded guilty to offences involving the release of untreated effluent into the River Thames at six sites in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire in 2013 and 2014. Factors which contributed to the severity of the fine ......
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The cost of non-compliance
Thames Water has received a record £20.3 million fine for water pollution. The fine is ten times higher than the previous largest fine of £2 million (given to Southern Water in December 2016)....... The company pleaded guilty to offences involving the release of untreated effluent into the River Thames at six sites in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire in 2013 and 2014. Factors which contributed to the severity of the fine ......
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Licensees And Relief From Forfeiture
...... 1962 the Manchester Ship Canal Company ("MSCC") granted a licence (the "Licence") to Vauxhall for the discharge of surface water and trade effluent from its plant at Ellesmere Port into the Manchester Ship Canal. The Licence was granted in perpetuity in consideration of a payment of £50 per ......
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Irish Water Restructure Offers Big Opportunities For UK Firms
...... Managing these issues, as well as additional supply chain requirements to address effluent quality issues and deliver environmental improvements, should be seen as a huge opportunity for water technology providers, pump and industrial drive ......
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Government Switches On Water NSIPs And Proposes More
......, desalination plants, that would either be able to produce 10 or 30mcm of water per year; and possibly adding another category, that of 'effluent reuse', but threshold definitions are sought because they are more complicated. On all four fronts that means increasing the number of projects ......
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Thames Water Fined '2.3m For Environmental Offence
......The company pleaded guilty to one offence of causing a discharge. of partially treated effluent without an environmental permit,. under regulation 12(1)(b) of the Environmental Permitting (England. & Wales) Regulations 2010. The Environment ......
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When Is A Construction Contract Not A Construction Contract?
......or demolition of plant or machinery..on a site where the primary. purpose is..nuclear processing, power generation, or water. effluent treatments.." . If a broad approach was taken to the definition (as had been. favoured in the earlier case of ABB v Norwest Holt Engineering. Ltd ......
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