£10m fines go towards sewage clean

MORE than £10 million in water company fines has been channelled towards restoring waterways affected by sewage pollution, the Government has said.

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Restoring riverbeds in Exmoor National Park and tackling septic tank spills into Windermere are among the 51 projects that have won funding across England.

Some of the projects aimed at cleaning up rivers, lakes and seas across England involve active restoration measures such as restoring floodplains and rewilding, while others involve assessments of water quality and the development of improvement plans.