Anglian shareholders inject £100m to tackle pollution

Anglian Water has unveiled a £100m increase in shareholder funding to go into reducing storm spills, preventing pollutions and protecting the environment.

The company listed examples of how the £100m will be invested, including increasing sewer capacity and improving water recycling centres. It said the money will also go into creating “more than 100 new roles to create a spills taskforce.”

Director of water recycling for Anglian Water, Emily Timmins, said: “We know we need to reduce pollutions and storm spills. And despite the fact the water company is leading the industry with the lowest level of storm spills, every single one of the 1,471 sites in Anglian Water’s network has a detailed improvement plan that will ultimately mean storm overflows becoming a thing of the past.”

She added: “As our climate continues to change, as we saw last winter, we can expect more extremes of weather meaning the challenge we’re facing, in this region especially, is going to get even bigger.”