Stratford Company Fined for Sewerage Polluting

Thames  Water  brought  the  prosecution after tests showed the company was discharging  illegal  levels  of  sulphide  at its Silvertown plant. In one instance,  the  company  was  more than four times over the legal discharge limit.

Thames Water's Wastewater Quality Manager, Linda Loveday, said that sulphide  is  a  naturally occurring gas found in animal bi-products. This develops  into hydrogen sulphide during de-composition, which can be lethal if people come into contact with it. "Prosecutions  of  this  nature  are rare and we only take this action as a last  resort when a trader fails to respond to correspondence, meetings and repeated warnings. We are keen to work with firms to help them meet their legal requirements, however,  we  are  prepared  to  take the matter to court if they disregard their obligations and do not co-operate."

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