EG: Waterways owners can sue over sewage, Supreme Court rules

PLA Vice Chair, Rebecca Campbell, is quoted on behalf of the PLA in this EG story reporting on the Supreme Court decision in the case of the Manchester Ship Canal Company v United Utilities Water.

Owners of canals and waterways can sue water companies for discharging untreated sewage and foul water into watercourses, the Supreme Court ruled today. The six-judge panel unanimously found in favour of an appeal brought by the Manchester Ship Canal Company against United Utilities, which provides wastewater services in the north-west of England. MSCC owns the 36-mile waterway that links Manchester to the Irish Sea. Read more >>