SOUTH West Water (SWW) has been before Plymouth Magistrates’ Court where the company pleaded guilty to five offences related to illegal water discharge activities and a breach of an environmental permit.

The company admitted to the charges on Wednesday, November 13.

The charges are causing a sewage discharge and breaching an environmental permit relating to the Hooe Lake Sewage Pumping Station at Plymstock between August and September 2020; one of causing discharge into Polperro harbour in August 2019 and two relating to discharges at Bodmin Road in August and September 2020.

The case was adjourned for sentencing at a later date.