glastonbury festival admits human waste polluted nearby river /

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Festival founder Michael Eavis in court to hear accusations that protected trout were killed due to leak in steel sewage tank during 2014 eventGlastonbury festival has admitted breaching environmental regulations after human waste from the site polluted a nearby river.
The incident happened after a steel tank used to store sewage from festivalgoers sprung a leak during the event in June 2014. A “large quantity” of sewage filtered into the river Whitelake,causing harm to fish and water quality, a district judge was told.
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Source: theguardian.com

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