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ST Plc confirms fourth year of 4-star EPA status
ST Plc confirms fourth year of 4-star EPA status.
About this update from Severn Trent Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n\nSevern Trent Plc confirms fourth year of 4-star EPA status\n \nSevern Trent Plc is pleased to confirm today that Severn Trent Water has been awarded 4-star status in the Environment Agency's 2022 Environmental Performance Assessment ('EPA'). This award makes Severn Trent the first company to have achieved 'industry-leading' status, as defined by the Environment Agency, for four consecutive years.\n \nThe EPA is a tool used by the Environment Agency to assess and compare the performance of water companies in England. In order to drive improvements in environmental standards, the assessment rightly tightens each year. Against these increasingly stretching targets, we are pleased to achieve 'green' on each of the seven metrics assessed, maintaining the highest-possible 4-star status for a fourth consecutive year.\n \nThe metrics included in the 2022 assessment, of which all have been assessed as 'green', are:\n \n1. Total pollution incidents\n2. Serious pollution incidents\n3. Self-reporting of pollution incidents\n4. Discharge permit compliance\n5. Satisfactory sludge use and disposal\n6. Delivery of Water Industry National Environment Programme ('WINEP')\n7. Supply Demand Balance Index\n \nFurther information on the Environmental Performance Assessment and individual metrics can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/water-and-sewerage-companies-in-england-environmental-performance-report-2022.\nWe are on track to deliver our five Get River Positive pledges, including our commitment to reduce the average number of activations from Combined Sewer Overflows ('CSOs') to 20 by 2025, and our biodiversity and Net Zero plans are progressing at pace. You can read more in our 2023 Sustainability Report at www.severntrent.com.\n \nLiv Garfield, Chief Executive, Severn Trent Plc, said:\n \n\"We're pleased to once again be recognised as an industry leader when it comes to environmental performance, achieving the Environment Agency's highest rating for the fourth year running. Whilst the recognition is pleasing, we will continue to keep improving our performance and make a positive difference to the environment around us - whether through delivering our bold Get River Positive pledges, improving the biodi...