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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Alex Lawson

UNCOVERED: Thames water forecasts more leaks over next two years than predicted - Caught on Camera

Sewage floats on floodwater on the  River Thames, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire
Sewage being discharged into the flooded River Thames in Henley. Photograph: Maureen McLean/Rex/Shutterstock

Thames Water expects to leak more water than previously thought, after its ageing pipes were overwhelmed by a deluge of rainfall, it has emerged.

Britain’s largest water company has told regulators it now expects to leak 585m litres a day this financial year, up from a previous forecast of 550m litres a day.

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