The water firm faces a fine after Birxham (pictured) locals were infected with cryptosporidiosis - a waterborne bug, which causes sickness, diarrhoea and stomach cramps.

The water firm faces a fine after Birxham (pictured) locals were infected with cryptosporidiosis - a waterborne bug, which causes sickness, diarrhoea and stomach cramps.

The water firm faces a fine after Birxham (pictured) locals were infected with cryptosporidiosis - a waterborne bug, which causes sickness, diarrhoea and stomach cramps.

The company was prosecuted after the water supply in the Brixham area of Devon was contaminated by the parasite which causes sickness and diarrhoea

More than 16,000 homes in the Brixham area were issued with boil notices for up to 54 days.

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