Thames Water Utilities Ltd, Regina (on the Application Of) v Water Services Regulation Authority: QBD 28 Jul 2008

Whether escapes of waste water from a public sewerage system are ‘Directive waste’ within the scope of the Waste Framework Directive, and thus subject to the enforcement authority of the Environment Agency under section 33 of the 1990 Act.
Held: Sewage which escaped from a public sewer was controlled waste.

Judges:

Lord Justice Carnwarth and Mr Justice Bean

Citations:

[2008] EWHC 1763 (QB), Times 28-Aug-2008

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Environmental Protection Act 1990 33, Council Directive 75/442/EEC of July 15, 1975 on waste

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Environment

Updated: 21 May 2022; Ref: scu.271314