WASHINGTON, March 2 (UPI) — Oil and gas refining companies will work with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to improve the environmental impact of manufacturers. The EPA said the energy exploration and refining industry has become the 13th industry to join its voluntary sector strategies program. The primary contacts from the industry will be the American Petroleum Institute, the Domestic Petroleum Council and the Independent Petroleum Association of America. There are more than...
Damning record of firm behind Forth sewage spill
April 30, 2007 on 10:47 pm | In Money |
OPERATORS of the plant which pumped millions of litres of sewage into the Firth of Forth last weekend have been involved in a string of incidents over the last two years, it emerged today.
Thames Water, which runs the Seafield complex on behalf of owners Scottish Water, has been fined 147,000 according to Environment Agency figures.
The news has emerged in the wake of beaches and seawater near the plant, which suffered a catastrophic pump failure last Friday night, being given the all-clear.
City council chiefs said tests undertaken on samples from the Forth had shown there was no risk to anyone using beaches or bathing in the water.
Around 100 million litres of sewage poured into the sea from the works and led to the public being warned to stay away from the shoreline.
Both companies and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency have launched probes into the affair, which saw the discharge continuing until Monday morning when temporary pumps were installed. The two firms face unlimited fines and possible jail sentences over the incident.
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