Today, the case brought against Anglian Water by the Environment Agency, has concluded. In advance of sentencing, the judge had already declared that Anglian Water was not guilty of the two more serious charges.

In sentencing on the remaining charge, the judge has awarded a £25,000 fine that is proportionate and takes into account our arguments in this case.

Anglian Water has always maintained, and the judge concurred, that our course of action and time taken to respond with data to the Environment Agency was reasonable. This was reflected in the fact that we were found not guilty of the two main charges.

While we are disappointed with the finding in relation to the first charge, the low level of sentence reflects our view that this was not a significant failure on our part.