Yorkshire Water fined £733k after polluting country park stream - Environment Agency

Yorkshire Water is sentenced for polluting Pools Brook Country Park stream three times in less than a year.

Yorkshire Water has today (Monday 23 February) been fined £733,333, plus costs and victim surcharges for polluting a Chesterfield country park stream three times in less than a year.

Following an investigation by the Environment Agency, the company appeared at Derby Crown Court for sentencing for three separate sewage spills at Pools Brook Country Park in Staveley.

It had previously pleaded guilty to all three offences in January 2024.

Chair of the Environment Agency, Alan Lovell said: “Polluting the same stream three times in less than a year is unacceptable and we’re pleased Yorkshire Water has now been dealt with by the courts following our investigation. We expect full compliance and are committed to taking robust enforcement action where we see serious breaches. This year we are on track to complete 10,000 inspections of water company assets, and with more staff, better data and increased powers, we are determined to hold water companies to account.”