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South West Water fined £7.9 million for illegal sewage discharges
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- South West Water was fined £7,867,733 for illegal sewage discharges in Cornwall and Devon.
- The company pleaded guilty to 18 charges and was ordered to pay £329,993 in costs.
- Investigations identified 336 spills near Bodmin, 231 at Harlyn Beach, and a spill in Polperro harbour.
- Offences occurred between January 2015 and July 2021 at Bodmin, Harlyn, Polperro, Playing Place and Plymouth.