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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
5 days, 5 hours 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 …

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

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

The Independent  

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

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

The Independent  

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United Utilities raises shareholder payout despite Windermere pollution
1 month, 1 week ago

United Utilities raises shareholder payout despite Windermere pollution

The Independent  

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Polluting water companies to face lighter punishments despite public outrage
1 month, 3 weeks 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 …

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Water firms to return £158m to customers over leaks and pollution failings
2 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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Southern Water rows back on plans to pay out £275m in dividends
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Southern Water rows back on plans to pay out £275m in dividends

The Telegraph  

Southern Water no longer plans to hand out £275m in dividends after claiming the payments are not “appropriate”. The reversal comes after Southern Water’s initial business plan, which is still available on its website, listed annual dividend payments between 2025 and 2030. “This is in addition to the £1.6bn already injected by shareholders since 2021 – more than any dividends …

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Water suppliers brace for £2bn in sewage fines
4 months 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 …

Mapped: Sewage in English rivers as water companies face £168m in combined fines
4 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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Troubled Thames Water braces for enormous fines in latest Ofwat crackdown
5 months, 1 week 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 …

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Thames Water dividend payouts in spotlight after shareholders pull funding
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Thames Water dividend payouts in spotlight after shareholders pull funding

The Independent  

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Welsh Water to pay out almost £40m after misleading over poor performance
9 months, 1 week ago

Welsh Water to pay out almost £40m after misleading over poor performance

The Independent  

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

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

The Independent  

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Which five water companies must pay the most for failing to meet Ofwat targets?
1 year, 2 months ago

Which five water companies must pay the most for failing to meet Ofwat targets?

The Independent  

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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

The Independent  

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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  

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