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discharges greater than permitted levels often damage the watercourse, killing
fish and other aquatic life.
Waste
pollutants accumulate in estuarine and coastal zones causing hazards to marine
and human life.
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The
Environment Agency and the Sewerage Undertaker (SU) regulate
industrial effluent flushed into the sewerage system.
The
SU will allocate specific loads and discharge times for these
effluents in order that effective capture and treatment can
be maintained.
Charges
based on a calculation called the 'Mogdon Formula' are made
to the organisation. This formula takes into account the types,
quantities and frequency of the effluent.
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