Pitty Beck was polluted during the construction of a Keepmoat Homes development, officials say.
Pitty Beck was polluted a number of times between 2016 and 2018 while construction was under way, officials saidA housing construction company has agreed to pay £100,000 after polluting a waterway on a site it was developing near Bradford.
Doncaster-based Keepmoat Homes first reported pollution from the site on 13 October 2016, where it was confirmed that silty water was running into the beck, the Environment Agency said. According to the Environment Agency, as a result of the incidents the companies each submitted an enforcement undertaking, which is a voluntary offer made by businesses and individuals to make amends for their offending.
Ben Hocking, area manager at the Environment Agency, said: "Housing construction companies - like all companies carrying out any major development work - have a responsibility to ensure their work does not impact on the environment and we will take action when pollution occurs.
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