All news on the topic: Severn Trent

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River Trent samples show faecal contamination worse than pub toilet water
Exclusive testing shared with LBC found repeated signs of serious faecal contamination, with every sample from downstream of an outlet on the River Trent returning higher levels of E.coli than a sample taken from a pub toilet.
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Pipe burst in Gloucester sends 100-foot water jet into the air — residential area flooded
Observe the moment when a burst main pipe sent thousands of gallons of water into the air, covering homes and leaving some residents without supplies.
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Family's horror as 'raw sewage with excrement and tampons' surrounds house
Gilbert Jones, who lives in Hinckley, Leicestershire, said that his family "dreads" every time there is heavy rain for fear of the house being surrounded by raw sewage
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Water firms to pay back £114million to customers after failing to meet targets
If water companies fail to meet targets, Ofwat restricts the amount of money they can take from customers - this year, no company achieved its top category of 'leading'
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Giant sinkhole opens up and swallows car as police forced to close road
CCTV footage shows the sinkhole started off small, before gradually growing and engulfing a black Skoda - leaving the elderly driver 'shaken', although no one was injured