Campaigners claim there is a lack of transparency in how incidents are assessed
were downgraded in seriousness last year by the environment watchdog with no explanation given, data obtained under freedom of information laws showed.that were initially categorised as having a “significant environmental impact” were later downgraded to having “no impact”, according to the data.
The majority of downgrades were linked to water companies, with Severn Trent Water , United Utilities and Anglian Water the top three most represented. “How can we trust a system where thousands of significant pollution incidents are quietly downgraded to ‘no impact,’ with no explanation? “The British public are sick of the sewage scandal currently plaguing our waters. It’s time for urgent crisis from all the players involved to end this crisis once and for all.”
Many more – 712 – were initially placed in category 2, which have a “lesser, yet significant impact”, while 1,101 were classed as category 3 incidents with a “minor or minimal impact on the environment, people or property with only a limited or localised effect on water quality”.Incidents reported to the EA are initially categorised based on available information at the time of reporting.
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