Environment Agency investigations into water pollution incidents in the West Midlands led Severn Trent Water Limited to contribute £2,277,424 to countryside charities through two completed Enforcement Undertakings, the agency reported on 4 August 2026. The agency said Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust received at least £1.8 million and Severn Rivers Trust received £450,000, with Severn Trent also covering the agency's costs and carrying out actions to stop offending, prevent recurrence or restore harm.

One undertaking, accepted on 12 February 2026, concerned two unauthorised sewage discharges from Blackminster Wastewater Treatment Works in Evesham, Worcestershire, into Broadway Brook on 12 June 2022 and 20 August 2022. It included £1.5 million for Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust. The other, accepted on 29 May 2025, concerned permitted ammonia levels in effluent at Cheltenham (Hayden) Wastewater Treatment Works on or before 13 September 2021, with £327,424 for Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust and £450,000 for Severn Rivers Trust.

Environment Agency environment manager Geoff Craig said Enforcement Undertakings, used alongside prosecution for the most serious offences, channel money directly into the environment. Spokespeople for both trusts described planned restoration work, including tree planting and river habitat measures.