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Fatcat water firm bosses are accused of fleecing households with eye-watering bill hikes to subsidise the broken industry

Fat cat water bosses were last night accused of fleecing households with eye-watering bill hikes to subsidise the broken industry – as they enjoyed bumper bonuses for failure. Mark this day, for it is the day you became angry.’ Singer turned water campaigner Feargal Sharkey said that Ofwat is making people pay 'for decades of criminal activity' Aerial view of …

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6 days, 8 hours ago

Government breached law by allowing water firms to discharge sewage, watchdog finds

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. Summary The Office for Environmental Protection ruled that the UK government and regulatory bodies …

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6 days, 21 hours ago

UK govt accused of breaking law by allowing sewage spills

Hindustan Times

The UK government and regulators broke the law by allowing water companies to dump raw sewage into tributaries even when it wasn’t raining, a public watchdog said Tuesday while threatening court action. Discharges of untreated waste into public waters in recent years triggered outrage among Britons and prompted citizen scientists to conduct their own testing regimes because they don’t trust …

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1 week, 1 day ago

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

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Households are going to be hit with a hike in water …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Syria doesn’t have to become a jihadi hellhole

The Independent

Sam Kiley is far too pessimistic about Syria’s future. A lot will depend on whether Donald Trump will return America to isolationism – but he has already said: “It’s not our war.” As long as the West, Israel and other Middle Eastern countries see it in their interest to create a peaceful Syria, its descent into a jihadi tyranny will …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Thames Water boss defends bonuses and repeats calls for steep bills hikes

The Independent

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1 month, 1 week ago

United Utilities raises shareholder payout despite Windermere pollution

The Independent

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2 months ago

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

The Independent

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent

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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 …

4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent

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5 months 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 …

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5 months ago

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

The Independent

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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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6 months ago

Bather, beware: British beaches and rivers have a sewage problem. It has seeped into election talk

Associated Press

HENLEY-ON-THAMES, England — Endurance swimmer Joan Fennelly is undaunted by frigid water and long distances, swimming year-round in the wild. Endurance swimmer Joan Fennelly, member of the open water swimming group Henley Mermaids, shows a map of the river Thames on her smartphone, in Henley-on-Thames, England, Friday, June 14, 2024. Endurance swimmers Joan Fennelly and Jo Robb, members of the …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Welsh Water boss claims ‘good progress’ despite 20% surge in pollution incidents

The Independent

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8 months ago

Fears that customers' Thames Water bills could surge by 44 percent as troubled water company admits it needs £1.1billion more than it thought to fix sewage spills and leaks

Daily Mail

There are fears that customers' Thames Water bills could surge by 44 per cent as the troubled water company unveiled new plans to boost spending. The utility giant - Britain's biggest water firm, with 16 million customers in London and the Thames Valley region - said its new business plan for the five years to 2030 would see spending rise …

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8 months, 1 week 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 …

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9 months, 1 week ago

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

The Independent

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10 months 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 …

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1 year ago

Ban water company chief executive bonuses, Labour to tell Commons

The Independent

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1 year, 2 months ago

Water bills will rise by 35pc in biggest hike ever to fix sewage crisis

The Telegraph

Household water bills will rise more than £150 a year as the industry brings in major new investment to fix the sewage crisis. “Water companies are seeking regulatory approval to reduce overflow spills into rivers and seas as fast as possible and to doubling the number of households receiving support to pay their bills. Approving the plans is necessary so …

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1 year, 5 months ago

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

The Independent

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Fatcat water firm bosses are accused of fleecing households with eye-watering bill hikes to subsidise the broken industry

Government breached law by allowing water firms to discharge sewage, watchdog finds

UK govt accused of breaking law by allowing sewage spills

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

Syria doesn’t have to become a jihadi hellhole

Thames Water boss defends bonuses and repeats calls for steep bills hikes

United Utilities raises shareholder payout despite Windermere pollution

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

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

Water suppliers brace for £2bn in sewage fines

British water firms fined for sewage pollution

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

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

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

Troubled Thames Water braces for enormous fines in latest Ofwat crackdown

Bather, beware: British beaches and rivers have a sewage problem. It has seeped into election talk

Welsh Water boss claims ‘good progress’ despite 20% surge in pollution incidents

Fears that customers' Thames Water bills could surge by 44 percent as troubled water company admits it needs £1.1billion more than it thought to fix sewage spills and leaks

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

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

Thames Water crisis prompts warning that fines could trigger collapse

Ban water company chief executive bonuses, Labour to tell Commons

Water bills will rise by 35pc in biggest hike ever to fix sewage crisis

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