Anglian Water fined record £1.42m for contaminating water supply

Firm prosecuted after unapproved material in tanks led to flakes and powder entering drinking water of 1.3m people

Anglian Water has been fined a record £1.42m for contaminating the water supply.

The company, which covers the east of England, received the fine at Northampton crown court after a prosecution brought by the Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) for failures that affected 1.3 million people.