‘Major incident’ declared in Surrey as thousands lose water supply and supermarkets sell out
1 year, 2 months ago

‘Major incident’ declared in Surrey as thousands lose water supply and supermarkets sell out

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A major incident has been declared as thousands of people have been left without water due to “ongoing problems” at a Thames Water treatment works. The water company says engineers are working to restore supplies to those living in Surrey after Storm Ciaran caused issues at Shalford water treatment works. “Thames Water are tankering water to ensure that they can support hospitals and bottled water stations remain open.” A statement from Thames Water on X read: “We’re really sorry about the ongoing problems. There’s bottled water at Crown Court Car Park, The Burys, Godalming, and at Artington Park & Ride, Old Portsmouth Road, Guildford.” Surrey County Council has confirmed a major incident had been declared in the area.

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How water firms could rinse the taxpayer
2 weeks, 6 days ago

How water firms could rinse the taxpayer

The Independent  

It was probably not the best day for the water industry regulator to announce that average bills in England and Wales will increase by 36 per cent over the next five years. Its debts of around £18bn are simply too large to service without swingeing increases in bills and possible taxpayer assistance – subsidies that will end up in the …

The water industry got itself into a mess – why should customers pay the price?
2 weeks, 6 days ago

The water industry got itself into a mess – why should customers pay the price?

The Independent  

The water industry regulator’s website crashed this morning as it announced by quite how much the privatised water companies will soon be able to rinse its customers. Despite Thames Water declaring it had made “solid progress” on its transformation and turnaround, it’s not exactly clear what “progress” means in this instance. Companies like to report several different measures of profit, …

Now, the professionals who failed Sara Sharif must answer for their inactions
3 weeks ago

Now, the professionals who failed Sara Sharif must answer for their inactions

The Independent  

An important part of getting justice for Sara Sharif has now been done, with the sentencing of those who tortured and killed her. James Mason Address supplied Season’s bleatings Merry Christmas to all… or, as I am now told I must say, “Happy holidays”. Think what a Reform government could do with such Stasi-like controls… Naïve Labour means well, but …

Water firms blocked from using customer cash for ‘undeserved’ £6.8m boss bonuses
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Water firms blocked from using customer cash for ‘undeserved’ £6.8m boss bonuses

The Independent  

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Water cut off from care homes, GP surgery and pensioners’ homes for nearly two days
2 months ago

Water cut off from care homes, GP surgery and pensioners’ homes for nearly two days

The Independent  

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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 …

Thames Water: Why does the struggling water firm need emergency funding?
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Thames Water: Why does the struggling water firm need emergency funding?

The Independent  

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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

The Independent  

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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

The Telegraph  

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 companies 'lied over sewage discharges'
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Water companies 'lied over sewage discharges'

China Daily  

A drone view shows Mogden sewage treatment works, owned by Thames Water, in west London, Britain on July 9. It is alleged that the companies, including the largest, Thames Water, which has around 15 million customers, have under-reported the number of sewage discharges to the water industry regulator Ofwat, enabling them to charge customers higher bills, with Reuters reporting that …

Thames Water creditors seek peace deal to avoid threat of nationalisation
4 months ago

Thames Water creditors seek peace deal to avoid threat of nationalisation

The Telegraph  

Creditors to Thames Water are attempting to broker a peace deal between the beleaguered supplier and regulator Ofwat amid fears that a breakdown in relations between the two sides risks speeding up the company’s demise. Sources involved in attempts to stop Thames Water being nationalised are warning privately that it may prove impossible to draw up a rescue deal unless …

Water customers to receive up to £2k compensation payments for serious service failures
4 months, 3 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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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

The Independent  

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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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Sewage spills are STILL rising in the UK with companies failing to get crisis under control, Environment Agency warns in damning report
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Sewage spills are STILL rising in the UK with companies failing to get crisis under control, Environment Agency warns in damning report

Daily Mail  

Sewage spills are still rising in the UK with water companies failing to get the crisis under control, the Environment Agency has warned in a damning report The agency said there were 47 serious pollution incidents last year – up from 44 in 2022. Shocking photos from August 2022 showed how Lake Windermere in the Lake District turned bright green …

‘We’ve had enough’: The quaint Surrey village ‘blighted’ by petrol leak contaminating drinking water
7 months, 1 week ago

‘We’ve had enough’: The quaint Surrey village ‘blighted’ by petrol leak contaminating drinking water

The Independent  

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Thames Water warns hundreds of people in Surrey not to drink tap water
7 months, 1 week ago

Thames Water warns hundreds of people in Surrey not to drink tap water

The Independent  

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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 …

Raising bills to pay for Thames Water failures ‘utterly outrageous’, says Hunt
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Raising bills to pay for Thames Water failures ‘utterly outrageous’, says Hunt

The Telegraph  

Jeremy Hunt has said that it would be “utterly outrageous” for Ofwat to grant Thames Water’s demands for higher household bills as it faces potential insolvency. The Chancellor said shareholders in the embattled utility company had “an obligation to sort out the mess”, when asked whether they had a duty to inject more cash into the business. Speaking at a …

Five water firms in court over allegations of under-reporting pollution
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Five water firms in court over allegations of under-reporting pollution

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 …

Cancer survivor with ileostomy bag left without running water in Surrey
1 year, 2 months ago

Cancer survivor with ileostomy bag left without running water in Surrey

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Up to 12,000 residents in Guildford and Godalming, Surrey, were …

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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Thousands of Londoners without water after power issue
1 year, 3 months ago

Thousands of Londoners without water after power issue

The Independent  

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. “We’re working hard to get things back to normal as soon as possible, but it’s likely to take some …

Thames Water averts nationalisation threat with £750m funding lifeline
1 year, 5 months ago

Thames Water averts nationalisation threat with £750m funding lifeline

The Independent  

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Great British water crisis: From Thatcher’s pipe dream to busted flush
1 year, 6 months ago

Great British water crisis: From Thatcher’s pipe dream to busted flush

The Independent  

Back in the late 1980s, Mrs Thatcher was in her pomp. Michael Howard, the minister in charge of flogging water, pledged the companies would be embarking upon “the biggest programme of sustained investment in their history”. Currently, my eldest son lives in Whitstable, in Kent, and he can’t swim in the sea – part of his reason for living there …

Thames Water crisis explained as utility giant serving 15m people faces collapse
1 year, 6 months ago

Thames Water crisis explained as utility giant serving 15m people faces collapse

The Independent  

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Thames Water demonstrates that privatisation is not fit for purpose
1 year, 6 months ago

Thames Water demonstrates that privatisation is not fit for purpose

The Independent  

Environmental quality and resilience minister Rebecca Pow states that “the government is confident that Ofwat, as the economic regulator for the water industry, is working with any company that is facing financial distress”. The Independent’s informative article by Sean O’Grady makes the observation that “privatisation was a great symbol of Thatcherism and the Conservative belief in the ability of free …

Emergency plans ‘drawn up for Thames Water collapse’ as water firm racks up £14bn debt
1 year, 6 months ago

Emergency plans ‘drawn up for Thames Water collapse’ as water firm racks up £14bn debt

The Independent  

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Tens of thousands could go without water on Christmas in England
2 years ago

Tens of thousands could go without water on Christmas in England

Firstpost  

Many people have also complained of being unable to wash or clean for days New Delhi: Thousands of households could be left without water over the festive season due to burst pipes in some parts of England. According to a report in The Telegraph, “Firms said the rapid thaw of frozen pipes had increased the number of bursts and leaks …

Thames Water hosepipe ban comes into effect for 15 million customers
2 years, 4 months ago

Thames Water hosepipe ban comes into effect for 15 million customers

The Independent  

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 Thames Water, which supplies 15 million people, has put in place a hosepipe ban which …

Wastewater firms miss targets for tackling pollution or sewage floods
2 years, 4 months ago

Wastewater firms miss targets for tackling pollution or sewage floods

The Independent  

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. “No amount of financial penalties can undo the damage caused by wastewater companies polluting the environment or ease the …

Thames Water announces hosepipe ban for 15 million customers
2 years, 4 months ago

Thames Water announces hosepipe ban for 15 million customers

The Independent  

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Lib Dems urge government to declare national drought emergency as water supplies dwindle
2 years, 4 months ago

Lib Dems urge government to declare national drought emergency as water supplies dwindle

The Independent  

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 government should declare a national drought emergency and hold weekly televised press conferences to …

Thames Water taps investors for cash as it boosts overhaul plans
2 years, 6 months ago

Thames Water taps investors for cash as it boosts overhaul plans

The Independent  

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No water in east London: Thousands left unable to wash hands
4 years, 3 months ago

No water in east London: Thousands left unable to wash hands

The Independent  

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Water supply has dipped to 30 mins, allege residents in Gurugram
5 years, 6 months ago

Water supply has dipped to 30 mins, allege residents in Gurugram

Hindustan Times  

For the second consecutive day, on Monday, residents of certain areas in the city reported receiving piped water for less than half an hour. As they demanded answers to the city’s worsening water woes, the GMDA responded by saying its supply was adequate and that any shortfalls could be the result of neighbourhood-specific distribution issues. If there is a local …

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