TotalFinaElf UK fined £54,000 for pollution of groundwater

TotalFinaElf UK Ltd was fined a total of £54,000 on 29 April 2002 for causing petrol to enter groundwater and a tributary of the Foudry Brook, from its service station in Tadley, Hampshire. In a prosecution brought by the Environment Agency, Total Fina was fined £18,000 on each of three offences and ordered to pay costs of £4,103.

The court heard that between January 1999 and March 2001 the petrol station's tanks lost between two and 10,000 litres of fuel into the ground - which is equiva... (272 more words)

Member login

If you are a member of the Workplace Law
Network, please enter your details below

My email address
My password
Keep me logged in:
	I've forgotten my password

Protecting your data

We take data protection very seriously. We will never share your data with third parties. We process data in accordance with: the Data Protection Act 1998; the 11th edition of the British Code of Advertising, Sales Promotion and Marketing Practice; and the DMA Direct Marketing Code of Practice.