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Severn Trent PLC
12 July 2023
Severn Trent Plc confirms fourth year of 4-star EPA status
Severn Trent Plc is pleased to confirm today that Severn Trent
Water has been awarded 4-star status in the Environment Agency's
2022 Environmental Performance Assessment ('EPA'). This award makes
Severn Trent the first company to have achieved 'industry-leading'
status, as defined by the Environment Agency, for four consecutive
years.
The EPA is a tool used by the Environment Agency to assess and
compare the performance of water companies in England. In order to
drive improvements in environmental standards, the assessment
rightly tightens each year. Against these increasingly stretching
targets, we are pleased to achieve 'green' on each of the seven
metrics assessed, maintaining the highest-possible 4-star status
for a fourth consecutive year.
The metrics included in the 2022 assessment, of which all have
been assessed as 'green', are:
1. Total pollution incidents
2. Serious pollution incidents
3. Self-reporting of pollution incidents
4. Discharge permit compliance
5. Satisfactory sludge use and disposal
6. Delivery of Water Industry National Environment Programme ('WINEP')
7. Supply Demand Balance Index
Further information on the Environmental Performance Assessment
and individual metrics can be found at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/water-and-sewerage-companies-in-england-environmental-performance-report-2022
.
We are on track to deliver our five Get River Positive pledges,
including our commitment to reduce the average number of
activations from Combined Sewer Overflows ('CSOs') to 20 by 2025,
and our biodiversity and Net Zero plans are progressing at pace.
You can read more in our 2023 Sustainability Report at
www.severntrent.com.
Liv Garfield, Chief Executive, Severn Trent Plc, said:
"We're pleased to once again be recognised as an industry leader
when it comes to environmental performance, achieving the
Environment Agency's highest rating for the fourth year running.
Whilst the recognition is pleasing, we will continue to keep
improving our performance and make a positive difference to the
environment around us - whether through delivering our bold Get
River Positive pledges, improving the biodiversity of 10,000
hectares of land, or launching the world's first carbon neutral
waste water treatment site."
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