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South West Water fined £1.85m over parasite outbreak in Devon
UK NewsHealth•June 2, 2026 at 5:29 PMNational

South West Water fined £1.85m over parasite outbreak in Devon

By Steven Morris•The Guardian - UK News

Utility company pleaded guilty to criminal offence of supplying water unfit for humans‘My son is still suffering’: the ill effects of water contamination in ‘Brixham incident’A utility company has been fined £1.85m for supplying water unfit for human consumption after a parasite outbreak made hundreds of people sick and forced thousands of households to boil their water.South West Water (SWW) pleaded guilty to the criminal offence relating to a cryptosporidiosis outbreak in Brixham, Devon, in the spring and summer of 2024. Continue reading...

Utility company pleaded guilty to criminal offence of supplying water unfit for humans

A utility company has been fined £1.85m for supplying water unfit for human consumption after a parasite outbreak made hundreds of people sick and forced thousands of households to boil their water.

South West Water (SWW) pleaded guilty to the criminal offence relating to a cryptosporidiosis outbreak in Brixham, Devon, in the spring and summer of 2024.

Continue reading...