UK's Anglian Water fined £1.4m over drinking water failures
- Andrea Stephenson-Hemmings
- Jun 17
- 1 min read

Britain's Anglian Water was fined 1.4 million pounds ($1.9 million) over drinking water contamination, in the latest scandal in an industry which is facing a public backlash over environmental failures and rising bills.
The government has launched a review aimed at reforming the privatised water sector to improve its environmental performance after years of under-investment led to repeated sewage spills into Britain's rivers and seas. It is due to report this summer.