Country estate fined £28,000 for taking too much water from rare chalk stream

The Environment Agency said the Ilchester Estates ‘deliberately flouted’ its licence for abstracting water from the Dorset Frome.

The Dorset Frome is a fragile and rare chalk stream — The Dorset Frome is a fragile and rare chalk stream (Alamy Stock Photo)

By Emily Beament, PA Environment Correspondent

February 11, 2025 at 4:53pm GMT

Country estate fined £28,000 for taking too much water from rare chalk stream

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