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DARK SECRETS: Ofwat - The Real Truth

Government to make unprecedented intervention on UK water bill prices

Environment Secretary Dame Angela Eagle has pledged to end ‘business as usual’

The Independent UK · Oct 24

UK government to make unprecedented intervention in setting of water bills

Exclusive: Angela Eagle tells utility bosses next price review ‘must focus on value for money for customers’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 23

How might Andy Burnham tackle Thames Water debacle?

A look at some of the options after PM is urged to consider radical alternatives to deal with stricken company

The Guardian - UK · Oct 21

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Water firm to pay £280k after ‘unacceptable’ sewage failures

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The Independent UK · Oct 16

Severn Trent-owned Welsh water firm ordered to pay £280,000 over ‘unacceptable’ sewage spills

Ofwat found the company had failed to ensure adequate drainage, failed to manage its sewers properly, and lacked appropriate systems and processes to meet its obligations

The Independent UK · Oct 16

Severn Trent-owned water firm to pay £280,000 after sewage spill failures

Hafren Dyfrdwy supplies around 109,000 customers across north-east and mid-Wales.

Evening Standard · Oct 16

The water torture goes on at Thames. Sector-wide reform isn’t moving much faster

If ‘public control’ bit is delaying overhaul, that needs to be nailed down sharpish or continued uncertainty could be costly

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15

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Households set to get £240 million off water bills by 2030, Ofwat says

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The Independent UK · Oct 14

English and Welsh water firms could be forced to return £107m via lower bills

Yorkshire and Thames among providers facing penalties for missing performance targets, but bills could rise elsewhere

The Guardian - UK · Oct 14

British households to see water bills cut as regulator fines failing suppliers

Ofwat stressed that changes to bills are ‘affected by a range of factors and the effect will vary by company and customer type’

The Independent UK · Oct 14

Water firms set to return £240m to customers by 2030 for poor performance

The total net bill reduction under the draft plans is £240 million by 2029-30, with £107 million being returned through customer bills in 2027-28.

Evening Standard · Oct 14

Burnham, take note: water shareholders have their uses – they can be squeezed for cash

Owner of South West Water, Bristol Water and Bournemouth Water is tapping its investors for £550m after sewage spills

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7

South West Water owner asks investors for £550m after record sewage fine

The firm recently received a record-breaking fine for environmental offences relating to pollution incidents in Devon and Cornwall

The Independent UK · Oct 7

Water failures in England and Wales are a warning for Canada and the US

The water crisis in England and Wales – which has seen the countries facing widespread drought and utility companies fined for polluting rivers and seas – has been decades in the making.

The Conversation · Sep 24

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The Guardian - UK · Sep 18

MPs urge ministers to break off Thames Water talks with US hedge funds

Efra committee calls for emergency legislation enabling government to take public control of the company

The Guardian - UK · Sep 4

Revealed: how companies ‘secretly’ use billions of litres of public water in drought-hit England

Exclusive: As millions of people face hosepipe bans, many companies are not required to report, let alone cut, use of public supply

Evening Standard · Aug 18

South East Water told to improve as villagers brand outage issues ‘shocking’

Customers in Kent have been warned that water levels in its drinking storage tanks remain ‘critically low’.

The Independent UK · Aug 18

Angry villagers spell out ‘help us’ with plastic bottles after going days without water

Customers in Kent have been warned that water levels in its drinking storage tanks remain ‘critically low’

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Evening Standard · Aug 18

‘Simply not good enough’ says Defra as South East Water customers face outage

It is the latest in a string of water supply issues.

The Independent UK · Aug 17

Water customers urged to secure £190 off bills after Ofwat approves increases

Don’t assume you won’t qualify, money expert says

International Business Times UK · Aug 17

UK Water Bills Could Get 'Surge Pricing' During Drought While Millions of Litres Leak Away

Ofwat is considering surge pricing for water in England and Wales during droughts, sparking controversy as water companies face criticism for leaks and rising bills

The Guardian - UK · Aug 16

Water companies in England and Wales explore ‘surge pricing’ during drought

Suppliers could factor water scarcity into charges as part of Ofwat proposal to reduce consumption

International Business Times UK · Aug 15

Save Windermere: How a Grassroots Campaign Turned Britain's Sewage Crisis Into a National Issue

The Save Windermere campaign has highlighted illegal sewage dumping in Lake Windermere, prompting national scrutiny of water companies and inspiring environmental activism across the UK.

Evening Standard · Aug 13

Do not treat customers like a blank cheque, Burnham warns water companies

Some households are set to see increases to their bills after Ofwat gave suppliers the provisional go-ahead for an extra £3.4 billion in spending.

Evening Standard · Aug 13

Millions of households set to see unexpected water bill increases

Ofwat said five of 13 suppliers across England and Wales will likely be given permission to increase charges for customers to cover spending.

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