![The Environment Agency said Mr Rutterford took water during the record-breaking hot summer of 2022, when East Anglia was officially in drought and many local water courses were dry. The Environment Agency said Mr Rutterford took water during the record-breaking hot summer of 2022, when East Anglia was officially in drought and many local water courses were dry.](https://image.chitra.live/api/v1/wps/64c0683/d1625d2e-5bed-424a-bb6b-f4158261da0a/8/iStock-1145883808-water-risk-drought-river-dry-679x419.jpg)
The Environment Agency said Mr Rutterford took water during the record-breaking hot summer of 2022, when East Anglia was officially in drought and many local water courses were dry.
A Norfolk farmer has been fined for taking and using more water than he was permitted to use during a drought in the summer. Brian Rutterford, of Undley in Lakenheath, pleaded guilty to offences of...
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