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Former Southern Water employees to face trial over alleged cover-up in wastewater testing

Ex-chief executive Matthew Wright among those named in criminal proceedings by Environment Agency

Britain’s ?Environment Agency (EA) is ?bringing ?a fraud case against ?four former Southern Water employees, including ?the former chief executive ?Matthew ?Wright, over ?allegations they manipulated wastewater ?testing results.

The regulator said the four had allegedly conspired ?to defraud the Environment Agency and ?water regulator Ofwat between 2012 and 2017 by ?creating artificial “no-flow” ?events ?at wastewater treatment ?works to ?influence ?compliance checks.

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Jul 22, 2026 UK news Environment

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