Devon dumper ordered to remove floodplain waste at cost of over £85,000
A Devon businessman has been ordered by Exeter Crown Court to spend £85,344 of his own money removing waste he illegally deposited on a floodplain near Cullompton, after actions were said to have increased the risk of flooding to nearby communities. Tim Manning must also pay a total of £26,180 in fines and costs and carry out 100 hours of community work for depositing more than 4,000 tonnes of waste soil, stones and rubble on land at Five Bridges, Willand Road, Cullompton, Devon. The illegal tipping took place close to the Spratford Stream, a tributary of the River Culm and caused the...
Source: somersetcountygazette.co.uk
