What are the latest penalties for water firms, and will they reduce bills?
3 months ago

What are the latest penalties for water firms, and will they reduce bills?

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Why are water bills going up so much, and what does it mean for consumers?
3 weeks ago

Why are water bills going up so much, and what does it mean for consumers?

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Households to face average £86 hike to water bills next year alone
3 weeks ago

Households to face average £86 hike to water bills next year alone

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Water bills set for steep price hike after Ofwat review – how much will yours rise by?
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3 weeks ago

Water bills set for steep price hike after Ofwat review – how much will yours rise by?

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What do rising water bills mean for YOU? All your questions answered as average household set to pay an extra £31 per year
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3 weeks ago

What do rising water bills mean for YOU? All your questions answered as average household set to pay an extra £31 per year

Daily Mail  

Household water bills in England and Wales will increase by an average £31 a year over the next five years, regulator Ofwat announced today. Household water bills in England and Wales will increase by a total of £157 or 36 per cent over the next five years – an average £31 a year over that period. The Committee will hold …

Water bills set to surge by 36%, regulator Ofwat says
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3 weeks ago

Water bills set to surge by 36%, regulator Ofwat says

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Household water bills to rise by an average £31 a year from April
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3 weeks ago

Household water bills to rise by an average £31 a year from April

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Brits get soaked again! Check how much YOUR water bill is going up by after watchdog signs off massive hikes... with some places facing 53% rise PLUS inflation
3 weeks ago

Brits get soaked again! Check how much YOUR water bill is going up by after watchdog signs off massive hikes... with some places facing 53% rise PLUS inflation

Daily Mail  

Water bosses were today given the green light for huge bill hikes averaging 36 per cent over the next five years. Southern Water customers are being hit hardest with bills going up 53 per cent over the period - and inflation projected to add another 10 per cent. The water firms provide supplies to England and Wales The proposed bill …

Households ‘to be hit with hike in water bills of at least 20 per cent’ sparking backlash
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Households ‘to be hit with hike in water bills of at least 20 per cent’ sparking backlash

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Water firms blocked from using billpayer cash for ‘unjustifiable’ bonuses
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Water firms blocked from using billpayer cash for ‘unjustifiable’ bonuses

The Independent  

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Two in five households will struggle with water bill increases, report warns
2 months ago

Two in five households will struggle with water bill increases, report warns

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Polluting water companies to face lighter punishments despite public outrage
2 months, 1 week ago

Polluting water companies to face lighter punishments despite public outrage

The Telegraph  

Failing water companies face lighter punishments under a climbdown being prepared by the industry regulator, risking an increase in leakages, water supply interruptions, and pollution. Investors in Britain’s water sector have rounded on the watchdog, claiming its hardline stance risks deterring further foreign investment in the industry at a time when it is crying out for billions of pounds of …

Water companies push for higher bills again as customers face up to 84% hike
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Water companies push for higher bills again as customers face up to 84% hike

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Water companies ask to raise bills by even more than first planned
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Water companies ask to raise bills by even more than first planned

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Water firms to return £158m to customers over leaks and pollution failings
3 months ago

Water firms to return £158m to customers over leaks and pollution failings

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Water companies ordered to pay back £158m to customers
3 months ago

Water companies ordered to pay back £158m to customers

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Water companies have been ordered to return £158m to households as they were rebuked over their poor performance. It comes after water companies’ sewage spills into English rivers and seas more than doubled last year, adding to growing public outrage over the privatised utilities sector. Ofwat chief executive David Black warned that water companies kept blaming “outside causes” rather than …

Water nationalisation comes with more-than £99 billion price tag, minister warns
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Water nationalisation comes with more-than £99 billion price tag, minister warns

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Water bosses could face prison time under Labour over dumping sewage into Britain’s rivers and lakes
4 months ago

Water bosses could face prison time under Labour over dumping sewage into Britain’s rivers and lakes

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What will it cost to finally clean up our water industry?
4 months, 1 week ago

What will it cost to finally clean up our water industry?

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These are only some of the problems facing the water industry – and a row has erupted about how much money will be needed to solve them. Water UK, the industry’s lobby group, is unhappy about Ofwat’s decision to allow average household bills to rise by £94 per household over the next five years. that its draft decision to cut …

Water suppliers brace for £2bn in sewage fines
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Water suppliers brace for £2bn in sewage fines

The Telegraph  

Britain’s troubled water sector is facing the threat of £2bn in penalties over the next five years, as regulator Ofwat attempts to crack down on sewage failings. A report by the ratings agency Moody’s has predicted that tougher rules on pollution will spark a flood of regulatory fines, burdening many businesses already struggling to stay afloat. In Moody’s latest assessment …

Every single water company in England and Wales now facing huge sewage investigation by regulator
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Every single water company in England and Wales now facing huge sewage investigation by regulator

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Water customers to receive up to £2k compensation payments for serious service failures
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Water customers to receive up to £2k compensation payments for serious service failures

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British water firms fined for sewage pollution
5 months ago

British water firms fined for sewage pollution

China Daily  

A van for the water treatment company Thames Water, is driven along a residential street in Guildford, southern England, Aug 6, 2024. Three major water utility companies in the United Kingdom face 168 million pounds in fines for numerous illegal sewage releases into rivers and coastal waters. Ofwat stated that the water companies "failed to ensure that discharges of untreated …

Mapped: Sewage in English rivers as water companies face £168m in combined fines
5 months ago

Mapped: Sewage in English rivers as water companies face £168m in combined fines

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Campaigners welcome £168m sewage fines but warn of ‘broken’ water industry
5 months ago

Campaigners welcome £168m sewage fines but warn of ‘broken’ water industry

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Three of England’s biggest water companies face £168m in fines over sewage spills
5 months ago

Three of England’s biggest water companies face £168m in fines over sewage spills

The Independent  

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Ofwat proposes £168m in fines for three water companies over sewage spills
5 months ago

Ofwat proposes £168m in fines for three water companies over sewage spills

The Independent  

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Every river in England is polluted, new Environment Secretary Steve Reed warns as he backs 'severe fines' for utilities illegally pumping sewage into lakes and waterways
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Every river in England is polluted, new Environment Secretary Steve Reed warns as he backs 'severe fines' for utilities illegally pumping sewage into lakes and waterways

Daily Mail  

Every single river in England is polluted, the new Environment Secretary claimed today as he backed new 'severe fines' for water companies. He spoke out after regulator Ofwat last week revealed all 11 water firms in England and Wales are under scrutiny as part of a major investigation into sewage pollution in rivers. He spoke out after regulator Ofwat last …

New regulations as Labour tries to answer public anger over water companies
5 months, 3 weeks ago

New regulations as Labour tries to answer public anger over water companies

The Independent  

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Troubled Thames Water braces for enormous fines in latest Ofwat crackdown
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Troubled Thames Water braces for enormous fines in latest Ofwat crackdown

The Telegraph  

Thames Water is bracing for an avalanche of fresh fines running into the hundreds of millions of pounds as it battles to stave off emergency nationalisation. The Telegraph understands Thames is facing steep penalties from Ofwat, the industry regulator, for a catalogue of mistakes and scandals including unsanctioned dividend payments, sewage dumping, and missing basic performance targets. Ofwat is also …

Water bills going up map: Ofwat’s recommendations for your area
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Water bills going up map: Ofwat’s recommendations for your area

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Why are water bills going up so much, and what does it mean for consumers?
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Why are water bills going up so much, and what does it mean for consumers?

The Independent  

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Household water bills to rise by £19 a year under draft proposals
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Household water bills to rise by £19 a year under draft proposals

The Independent  

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Fury as water bills are set to rise by £94 over next five years as regulator allow firms to hike prices by 21 per cent - so how much is your bill going up by?
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Fury as water bills are set to rise by £94 over next five years as regulator allow firms to hike prices by 21 per cent - so how much is your bill going up by?

Daily Mail  

In 2023, there 3.6 million hours of sewage spills in England's rivers and seas Customers have been left outraged after water bill hikes were revealed today with prices set to soar by £94 in five years. Regulator Ofwat has allowed firms to increase bills by 21 per cent, amid public outrage over polluted water ways and 3.6 million hours worth …

Starmer vows to make underperforming water bosses ‘personally responsible’
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Starmer vows to make underperforming water bosses ‘personally responsible’

The Telegraph  

It emerged on Thursday that Britain’s biggest water company, which serves 16 million customers in London and the south east, will face more intrusive oversight from Ofwat after being put into special measures. Chris Walters, an Ofwat director said: “It is difficult for us to stand behind a plan that a board can’t stand behind.” As part of its announcement …

Here’s how our water crisis could be fixed – without costly nationalisation
7 months, 1 week ago

Here’s how our water crisis could be fixed – without costly nationalisation

The Independent  

It was always going to happen, of course. Talking to industry experts and analysing the legal aspects, has seen him produce a paper: “Action to Change UK Water Companies: incentives to invest”. Currently, water companies are vertically integrated regional monopolies – in essence, they do everything regarding water and they face no competition in their local area. It has the …

Thames Water could dump more sewage in rivers under ‘recovery regime’
7 months, 1 week ago

Thames Water could dump more sewage in rivers under ‘recovery regime’

The Telegraph  

Thames Water and other struggling utility companies will be allowed to release more sewage into Britain’s rivers under controversial plans being drawn up by regulators. Ofwat, the industry watchdog, is reportedly considering a new “recovery regime” for troubled water suppliers, similar to the special measures system imposed on failing schools. It comes ahead of the summer period, when water companies …

Water investors have withdrawn billions from private companies, analyst claims
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Water investors have withdrawn billions from private companies, analyst claims

The Independent  

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Thames Water crisis prompts warning that fines could trigger collapse
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Thames Water crisis prompts warning that fines could trigger collapse

The Telegraph  

Water suppliers such as Thames Water are at risk of collapsing into administration if they are fined for bad behaviour, MPs have warned, potentially landing taxpayers with a multi-billion pound bailout bill. The Telegraph revealed on Friday that Whitehall officials are drawing up contingency plans to prepare for the possible collapse of Britain’s largest supplier, which serves 15 million customers …

Ban water company chief executive bonuses, Labour to tell Commons
1 year, 1 month ago

Ban water company chief executive bonuses, Labour to tell Commons

The Independent  

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RAW deal! Hundreds of customers are refusing to pay their water bills over the billions of litres of sewage dumped in England's seas and rivers
1 year, 2 months ago

RAW deal! Hundreds of customers are refusing to pay their water bills over the billions of litres of sewage dumped in England's seas and rivers

Daily Mail  

Some households are also considering legal action after funding was secured Thousands believed to have joined in 10 of the 11 wastewater company areas A growing number of people across England are refusing to pay their water bills in protest at sewage spills by major suppliers. The action group now believe their are thousands of customers refusing to pay for …

Ofwat names four worst performing water firms as £1.4bn paid out to shareholders
1 year, 2 months ago

Ofwat names four worst performing water firms as £1.4bn paid out to shareholders

The Independent  

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Anglian Water customers could face £91 annual bill increase
1 year, 7 months ago

Anglian Water customers could face £91 annual bill increase

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Water companies with faulty sewage monitors to be automatically penalised under new Ofwat rules
1 year, 8 months ago

Water companies with faulty sewage monitors to be automatically penalised under new Ofwat rules

The Telegraph  

Water companies with faulty sewage monitors will receive automatic penalties under new Ofwat rules. More than one in six monitors installed by water companies were found to be faulty last year, The Telegraph revealed last month, prompting accusations of a cover-up of the full extent of sewage spills. Water companies are permitted to spill sewage into waterways from storm overflow …

Labour brands Government’s water company measures ‘flimsy’
1 year, 9 months ago

Labour brands Government’s water company measures ‘flimsy’

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Ofwat names six ‘worst performing’ water firms
2 years, 1 month ago

Ofwat names six ‘worst performing’ water firms

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Fines for polluting water companies to rise 1,000-fold to £250m under plans to clean up rivers and seas, government says
2 years, 3 months ago

Fines for polluting water companies to rise 1,000-fold to £250m under plans to clean up rivers and seas, government says

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Water company faults should be the exception – not the norm
2 years, 4 months ago

Water company faults should be the exception – not the norm

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Water companies fail on targets to cut household leaks and use as drought looms
2 years, 4 months ago

Water companies fail on targets to cut household leaks and use as drought looms

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Jail bosses of polluting water companies, environment watchdog says
2 years, 5 months ago

Jail bosses of polluting water companies, environment watchdog says

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Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The UK’s environment watchdog is calling for massive fines and directors of polluting companies to …

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