Skip to main contentSkip to navigation Close dialogue1/1 Next image Previous image Toggle caption South West Water handing out emergency rations of bottled water to anyone affected by the parasite outbreak in Brixham, Devon. Photograph: nidpor/Alamy View image in fullscreen South West Water handing out emergency rations of bottled water to anyone affected by the parasite outbreak in Brixham, Devon. Photograph: nidpor/Alamy South West Water fined £1.85m over parasite outbreak in DevonUtility company pleaded guilty to criminal offence of supplying water unfit for humans
‘My son is still suffering’: the ill effects of water contamination in ‘Brixham incident’ A utility company has been fined £1.85m for supplying water unfit for human consumption after a parasite outbreak made hundreds of people sick and forced thousands of households to boil their water. South West Water (SWW) pleaded guilty to the criminal offence relating to a cryptosporidiosis outbreak in Brixham, Devon, in the spring and summer of 2024.
Published: June 2, 2026 4:09 pm
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