The water company agreed to pay the money to fund habitat restoration projects around the site.
Severn Trent has agreed to pay £327,500 to restore a waterway after a sewage spill killed the “vast majority” of its aquatic life.
Severn Trent said the blockage had been caused by an accumulation of fats, oil and grease “incorrectly disposed of into the sewer by third parties”.The EA said “the vast majority of aquatic animal life had been killed by the sewage discharge” into the brook, which is operated by the water company. Investigating officer Ian Skuse said: “While we will always take forward prosecutions in the most serious cases, enforcement undertakings are an effective enforcement tool to allow companies to put things right and contribute to environmental improvements.”
She added: “We’ll also be looking to increase the habitat provided in the area for an iconic Gloucestershire species, the European eel, by creating pond complexes, reedbeds, scrapes and carrying out wet ditch restoration.”Ms Hardy added that the government would “crack down” on water companies and “begin the work of cleaning up Britain’s waterways”.
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