Anglian Water is fined for a discharge that killed protected fish along a two-mile stretch of river.
The Environment Agency said the discharged killed protected bullhead fish in the River Wid
It went unchecked for nearly three days, damaging the river's ecosystem and killing a number of a protected fish species, includingIt added that the pollution could been avoided had Anglian Water spent £205 on software for an early alarm system. The water company, whose headquarters are in Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire, was also ordered to pay costs of £27,439.21 and a victim surcharge of £170.
"The invertebrate and fish population in this area, including a protected species, suffered significantly because of this sewage pollution and it took time for the local ecosystem to recover," he said.
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