A water company has been fined more than £700,000 for repeatedly releasing sewage into a stream.
Yorkshire Water was issued with the penalty after pleading guilty to three offences of sewage pollution in Pools Brook country park near Chesterfield.
The three events killed fish and insects, and polluted the stream for more than half a mile.
The company was fined £733,333, plus costs and victim surcharges.
The court was told the first incident happened on 1 O
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