Watchdogs exposed more than 3,000 breaches of environmental rules by water companies as they staged a crackdown. The Environment Agency said it had expanded its inspections of treatment works, sewage pumping stations and storm overflows, completing more than 10,000 checks of water company assets in the past year. Inspection teams uncovered more than 3,000 permit condition breaches, where companies are failing to comply with environmental legislation. It sparked more than 3,000 demands for