Southern Water faces prosecution after record £126m penalty

Company must pay back £123m to customers over ‘shocking’ failures at sewage treatment sitesSouthern Water faces prosecution by the Environment Agency after being handed a record £126m penalty by the water regulator over “shocking” failures at its sewage treatment sites that polluted rivers and beaches in southern England.The package imposed by the regulator, Ofwat, includes compensation of £123m to customers over five years and a £3m fine. The comp