政客和活动人士对导致西南水务公司（South West Water）因数百起污水泄漏而被罚款近800万英镑的污染事件表达了他们的愤怒。
Politicians and campaigners have shared their frustration at the pollution incidents that led to South West Water being fined nearly £8m for hundreds of sewage spills.
周二，该公司在普利茅斯地方法院承认了在康沃尔郡的博德明（Bodmin）、哈林（Harlyn）、普莱英普利斯（Playing Place）和波尔佩罗（Polperro）以及德文郡的普利茅斯发生的历时六年的污染相关违法行为，被处以7,867,733英镑的罚款，并被勒令支付329,993英镑的诉讼费。
Tuesday at Plymouth Magistrates' Court the company was fined £7,867,733 and ordered to pay £329,993 in costs after admitting pollution-related offences over six years in Bodmin, Harlyn, Playing Place, and Polperro in Cornwall, and Plymouth in Devon.
该公司对发生的事件进行了道歉，并表示其仍将“专注于未来”，且各个场址已经进行了“重大改进”。
It apologised for what happened and said it remained "focussed on the future" and that "significant improvements" have been made across the sites.
自由民主党北康沃尔郡议员本·马奎尔（Ben Maguire）表示，西南水务公司犯下了一起“令人震惊的污染恶行”。
Liberal Democrat MP for North Cornwall, Ben Maguire, said South West Water (SWW) committed a "staggering catalogue of pollution.
他补充说：“西南水务公司屡次触犯法律，肆无忌惮地毒害北康沃尔郡的河流、海洋以及我的选民。”
"South West Water has repeatedly broken the law, poisoning North Cornwall's rivers, seas, and my constituents with impunity", he added.
“然而，给出的回应本质上又是象征性的轻微罚款，对于一家这个规模的公司来说，这完全可以作为日常经营成本来消化。”
"Yet again, the response is essentially another slap on the wrist fine, which a company of this size can absorb as simply the cost of doing business.
“我所见到的那些辛勤工作的西南水务公司技术人员和其他员工，正被这些腐败的高管彻底辜负。”
"The hard-working South West Water technicians and other staff I meet are being completely let down by these rotten executives.
“我坚决认为，我们迫切需要对累犯加大处罚力度，包括对负责监督严重和非法污水排放的责任人判处监禁。”
"I strongly believe we urgently need much tougher penalties for repeat offenders, including prison sentences for those responsible for overseeing serious and illegal sewage dumping.
“信息必须绝对明确：你们不能污染我们的水路，然后花钱了事。我的选民对此已经忍无可忍、深恶痛绝了。”这笔近800万英镑的罚款是西南地区有史以来对环境违法行为开出的最高罚单。
"The message must be absolutely clear: you cannot pollute our waterways and just pay your way out of it. My constituents are sick to death of it." At almost £8m the fine is the largest ever imposed for environmental offences in the South West.
这一罚款金额是西南水务公司因2023年类似污染事件而被处上一笔罚款的三倍多。
It is more than three times higher than the previous fine issued to South West Water over similar pollution incidents in 2023.
据环境署称，这反映出这些违法行为受到的严重关注——污染打击了“康沃尔郡和德文郡一些风景最迷人的地方”。
It reflects how seriously the offences were seen - pollution that hit "some of the most scenic locations in Cornwall and Devon", according to the Environment Agency.
尽管这起最新的起诉主要针对历史污染，但充满争议的污水泄漏问题依然处于舆论的风口浪尖。
Although this latest prosecution focused on historic pollution, the controversial issue of sewage spills remains firmly in the spotlight.
要求政府采取更多行动的呼声持续不断，作为回应，政府表示正在“全面改革水务系统”。
Calls for the government to do more continue and in response it says it is "overhauling the water system".
西南水务公司也表示正在采取行动，通过“投资7.6亿英镑应对暴雨溢流问题”。
South West Water has said it is taking action too by "investing £760m to tackle storm overflows".
但对于许多海水游泳者、皮划艇爱好者和活动人士而言，这笔罚款将是一个信号，表明他们所认为的“已然失灵”的体系依然存在。
But for many sea swimmers, kayakers and campaigners, this fine will be a sign of a system they argue is broken.
就本案发表评论时，普利茅斯萨顿和德文波特选区的工党议员卢克·波拉德表示，他选区的民众已经“受够了”。
Commenting on the case, Luke Pollard, Labour MP for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, said people in his constituency were "fed up".
他说：“今天的判决是西南水务公司一系列失败行为的最新例证，从大规模排放污水到账单上涨、基础设施老化，再到布里克斯姆寄生虫爆发等公共卫生问题。”“水务公司高管们在未能履行基本职责的同时，却从中牟利。”“我知道首相安迪·伯纳姆深切关注水务行业严峻的现状。”
"Today's verdict is the latest in a catalogue of failure from South West Water, from mass sewage dumping to rising bills, crumbling infrastructure and public health failings like the Brixham parasite outbreak " he said. "Water bosses have cashed in while failing in their basic duties. "I know the Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, cares deeply about the dire state of the water industry.
“今年夏天，他在就任首相仅数周后访问我们地区时，已明确表达了这一点。”
"He made this clear when visiting our region in the summer, only weeks after becoming Prime Minister.
“我预计很快会听到他关于改革该行业的更多计划，包括针对西南水务公司的措施。”
"I'm expecting to hear more shortly on his plans to reform the sector, including South West Water."
西南水务公司因承认在德文郡和康沃尔郡犯有18项污染罪行而被处以罚款。
South West Water were handed the fine after admitting to 18 pollution offences across Devon and Cornwall.
在环境局对2015年至2021年间发生的事件进行调查后，该水务公司于三月在普利茅斯治安法院认罪。
The water company entered guilty pleas at Plymouth Magistrates Court in March after an investigation by the Environment Agency into incidents between 2015 and 2021.
在18项指控中，17项涉及非法排放行为，包括排放污水；1项则是因为在污水泵站发生故障后，未能采取合理的补救措施。
Of the 18 charges, 17 were for illegal discharge activities including sewage discharges and one was for failing to take reasonable remedial measures following a failure at a sewage pumping station.
在量刑陈述中，地区法官乔·马特森形容这种污染行为“骇人听闻”且“极为严重”。
During the sentencing remarks, District Judge Jo Matson described the pollution as "horrendous" and "very significant".
针对量刑结果，西南水务公司补充道：“此次诉讼涉及2015年至2021年间的历史问题，且大部分指控与暴雨天气下使用溢流设施有关。”
Responding to the sentencing, South West Water added: "These proceedings concern historic matters between 2015 and 2021 and the majority of the charges concerned the use of overflows in storm conditions.
“我们正在投资7.6亿英镑以应对暴雨溢流问题，仅在过去一年中，溢流次数已减少17%，溢流持续时间缩短了25%。”
"We're investing £760 million to tackle storm overflows and have reduced spills by 17% in the last year alone, with spill duration down by 25%.
相关地点的设施已经取得了显著改善，包括博德明斯卡利茨韦尔（Scarletts Well）升级后的处理工艺、哈林（Harlyn）泵站的升级改造以及哈尔瓦拉斯（Halvarras）泵站水泵的更换。
"Significant improvements have been made across the sites concerned including an upgraded treatment process at Scarletts Well in Bodmin, the upgrades at Harlyn pumping station and the replacement of pumps at Halvarras pumping station.
这些升级还包括对集水区进行额外投资，以清除排水网络中的地表水和非法接入点。
"These upgrades also include additional investment in the catchment to remove surface water and illegal connections into the drainage network.
“我们为过去发生的事情道歉，我们将继续着眼于未来，提供创纪录的投资水平，以实现到2040年西南地区河流和海洋更加清洁的目标。”“冲浪者反对污水组织”（Surfers Against Sewage）的活动负责人乔·莫利（Jo Morley）表示：“惩罚一 家有违法行为的公司是理所当然的。”
"We apologise for what happened in the past, and we remain focused on the future as we deliver record levels of investment to achieve cleaner rivers and seas across the South West by 2040." Jo Morley, head of campaigns at Surfers Against Sewage, said: "Punishing a company for illegal activity is a no brainer.
“西南水务公司数十年来一直在污染环境、牟取暴利并危及我们的健康，而且至今仍在继续。”
"South West Water has been polluting, profiting and putting our health at risk for decades, and continues to do so. "Every single year.
“年复一年。在2025年，西南水务公司是违法干溢流问题最严重的违法者。它将污水倾倒到我们的海浴场中，让我们生病。”
South West Water was the worst offender for illegal dry spills in 2025. It dumps sewage into our bathing waters, making us sick.
“它的客户投诉量增幅最大。这样的例子不胜枚举。”她补充道：“这些罚款是值得欢迎的，但对这些不法企业来说，这不过是开展业务的成本。”
"It had the biggest rise in customer complaints. The list goes on and on." She added: "These fines are welcome, but for these crooked companies, it's simply the cost of doing business.
“整个行业已经烂到了骨子里，必须进行重组。否则，我们将继续为无能和贪婪付出代价——水费不断上涨，在海里游泳的健康面临风险。”
"The entire industry is rotten to the core, and must be restructured. Otherwise, we will continue to pay the price for incompetence and greed, through ever-rising water bills and risking our health to swim in the sea.
“政府必须立法建立一个新的水务行业，使其为人民和环境保护服务，而不是为污染者和暴利追求者服务。”埃克斯茅斯和埃克塞特东部保守党议员大卫·里德（David Reed）表示：“最让人痛心的是，对于德文郡的大多数人来说，这并不令人意外，它只是证实了他们已知的事情。”
"The Government must legislate on a new water industry that operates for people and protecting the environment, not polluters and profiteers." David Reed, Conservative MP for Exmouth and Exeter East, said: "The really sad thing is for most people across Devon, this won't be surprising for them it just confirms what they already knew.
“我认为好的一面是，各党派在需要进行大规模改革这一点上达成了跨党派共识。”他说，他“目前最大的担忧”是房屋建造。
"I think the nice thing is that there is cross-party consensus that there is massive reform needed." He said his "big worry at the moment" was house building.
“我们绝对需要为下一代建造更多的房屋，这样他们就能住在朋友、家人和工作地点附近，”他说。
"We definitely need to build more homes for the next generation so they can live near their friends, family, and work," he said.
我们意识到的是，我们目前的污水管网无法承受现有房屋的容量，所以如果你再堆砌更多房屋，而没有为这些新房屋建设新的基础设施，我们最终将陷入同样的困境。里德表示，需要就水务公司国有化进行“更深层次的对话”。
"What we're realising is that our current sewage network cannot handle the capacity of the existing houses so if you pile more houses on and they haven't built a new infrastructure for those new houses, we're going to end up in the same position." Reed said there needed to be a "deeper conversation" about nationalisation of water companies.
他补充道：“我最大的担忧是，全国各地的水务公司背负了大量债务，如果我们真的实行国有化，这些债务该如何处理？”
He added: "My big concern is the fact that these water companies up and down the country have taken on a significant amount of debt so if we do nationalise, what happens to all that debt?"
埃克塞特选区工党议员史蒂夫·雷斯表示：“这是一笔历史性的罚款……这表明西南水务公司历史上存在严重的失职记录。”他说，很高兴看到西南水务公司增加投入，但要将污水溢流事件降至零，让德文郡和康沃尔郡的民众能享受无污水的河流和大海，还有“漫漫长途”要走。
Steve Race, Labour MP for Exeter, said: "It's a historic fine... and it's indicative of the serious record of failure that South West Water has historically." He said he was pleased South West Water was investing more money but there was a "very long journey" to get sewage spills down to zero so "people across Devon and Cornwall can enjoy the rivers and seas free of sewage".
他补充道：“我们需要清洁的水才能生存，这坦白说是健康生活的基本要素之一，确实需要更多投资。”马奎尔还支持一个由“反污水冲浪者”组织参与的方案，在环境署5月至9月的常规检测期之外，检测该地区的浴场水质。
He added: "We need clean water to live so this is one of the basics of healthy living, frankly, and it does need more investment." Maguire also backed a scheme involving Surfers Against Sewage to test bathing waters in the area outside the May to September testing period by the Environment Agency.
马奎尔表示，该方案由当地议员发起，“正值水务公司频频向我国河流和海洋非法排污之时”。
The scheme, launched by local councillors, "comes at a time when water companies are committing so many illegal dumps into our rivers and seas", Maguire said.
“这里的居民理应获得更好的信息，而不是一种似乎9月就戛然而止的检测机制。
"Residents here deserve far better information than a testing regime that seems to just stop in September.
“民众全年都在使用我们的海滩，因此我们理应掌握他们游泳水域安全性的完整数据。”
"People use our beaches all year round, and we should therefore have the full data on the safety of the water they're swimming in."
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