THE sentencing of South West Water for illegal sewage dumping was delayed today as campaigners called for the company to be “squeezed until the pips come out.” South West Water pleaded guilty in March to 18 pollution-related offences spanning six years across Devon and Cornwall, 17 counts relating to illegal sewage discharge and one for failure to take reasonable remedial measures following a pumping station failure. “South West Water has been fined time and again for its destruction of our rivers and seas and the danger it has posed to public health. “This government must squeeze South West Water until the pips come out: make them clean up their mess until they go bust, and then take them into public hands.” South West Water has also been plagued with major supply outages in Kent and Sussex, leading to its boss David Hinton stepping down.