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Company behind Manchester canal wins legal battle over sewage spills

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It could open the way for others to take legal action over sewage

The company behind Manchester Ship Canal has won a legal battle over sewage polluting the regions waterways.

It has now been ruled that 'the owner of a canal or other watercourse has has the right to preserve the quality of the water'. And this right is protected by the common law. This could pave the way for others to take action against water firms who release untreated sewage into waterways. Recent data has found that rivers in Greater Manchester are some of the worst impacted in England for sewage spills.

Around 2.6 billion litres of treated and clean water flows into the Manchester Ship Canal from United Utilities' Davyhulme wastewater treatment works each day. The Ship Canal, which opened in 1894, connects Manchester and Salford to Liverpool, and was a key route for goods coming and going from the North West's industrial heartlands.

 

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