The WLR Daily case summaries
[2018] WLR(D) 50
Queen’s Bench Division
Boots UK Ltd v Severn Trent Water Ltd
[2018] EWHC 53 (Comm)
2017 Dec 19, 20; 2018 Jan 17
Daniel Toledano QC sitting as a deputy High Court judge
Water— Sewerage— Discharge— Trade effluent— Blended liquid of trade or industry water and surface water discharged from trade property into public sewer— Water and sewerage services supplier charging company for discharge of trade effluent based on meter recording volume of blended liquid— Whether charge including surface water constituting overcharging— Whether blended liquid constituting trade effluent—
Water Industry Act 1991 (c 56), s 141(1)