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BIZARRE: 31 - What They Never Told You

Water firms in England and Wales lost 1tn litres via leaky pipes in 2021

Regulator Ofwat says companies lost an average of 2,923.8m litres of water a day in 2021-22

The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2022

Water company CEO offered £1,000 to drink ‘sewage’ it says is mostly rainwater

Feargal Sharkey challenges water boss to drink water from a sewer overflow spill after CEO claims it is “95% rainwater”

Evening Standard · Aug 18, 2022

Ofwat may want to supply better evidence of being tough on water firms

The regulator approved a rescuer of Southern that hardly had a clean record in the sector

The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2022

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I worked on the privatisation of England’s water in 1989. It was an organised rip-off

Taxpayers lost out, and consumers have paid through the nose ever since. This failed regime is long past its sell-by date, says economist Jonathan Portes

The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2022

Brace for flash floods, meteorologists warn as ‘intense’ thunderstorms set to hit capital

The ‘wrong kind of rain’ is unlikely to help with droughts

Evening Standard · Aug 16, 2022

Ofwat chief defends water companies over lack of new reservoirs

David Black also says most firms are meeting leakage targets despite water shortages in England

The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2022

Labour would end ‘scandalous’ bonuses for water company bosses, says Ed Miliband

But regulator Ofwat says situation in the sector is ‘complex’

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2022

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Days of thunder this week as heavy rain and floods set to continue

The Met Office said localised areas in England and Wales will be hit by torrential rain, thunder and flooding again on Tuesday.

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2022

Ofwat chief defends water regulation regime

Chief executive David Black said some companies have fallen short but defended the regulation regime.

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2022

The Guardian view on water companies: nationalise a flawed private system

Editorial: Time to fix Britain’s broken private utility model, whereby natural monopolies are able to dupe weak regulators

The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2022

Make it harder for people to Tarmac over their front gardens and put down artificial lawns - says Welsh Water boss

Steve Wilson said these and other measures were needed to improve water quality in rivers and the sea

Wales Online · Jul 4, 2022

Ofwat extends sewage dumping inquiry to include South West Water

Regulator expands investigation after suggestions water firm was not complying with legal obligations

The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2022

South West Water latest supplier to be probed by Ofwat over sewage treatment

South West Water adds to a growing list of water suppliers to come under investigation.

Birmingham Post · Jun 28, 2022

Activists take water regulator to court over sewage in English and Welsh rivers

Environmental group Wild Justice seeks judicial review of Ofwat’s alleged failure to monitor water firms and act on discharges

The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2022

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Birmingham Post · May 26, 2022

Severn Trent announces £30m fund to help extra 100,000 people struggling to pay water bills

It means 315,000 lowest income families could get 90% cut to their water charges

The Guardian - UK · Apr 29, 2022

Ofwat could face legal action over sewage discharges in rivers

Environmentalists accuse England and Wales water regulator of failing to take action against polluters

The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2022

Thames Water dumped raw sewage into rivers 5,028 times in 2021

Campaigners say utility firm’s investment plan to remedy situation is ‘completely inadequate’

Chronicle Live · Apr 2, 2022

Swimmer's shock at finding 'poo islands' floating in a river

A woman found huge mounds of sewage in the middle of a river in Somerset, prompting calls for more action to be taken to prevent pollution in the waterways

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Wales Online · Apr 2, 2022

Action demanded to stop 'huge poo islands' forming in rivers

Councillors in Somerset are pushing for a solution

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2022

Ofwat raises serious concerns over five water firms’ sewage treatment works

Regulator taking action against Anglian, Northumbrian, Thames, Wessex and Yorkshire Water

Chronicle Live · Mar 9, 2022

Industry watchdog highlights 'serious concerns' over Northumbrian Water and four other suppliers

Northumbrian Water says it is working with regulators and that 'environment is at the heart of everything we do'

Birmingham Post · Mar 9, 2022

Regulator voices 'serious concerns' with water suppliers' sewage works

Ofwat said reports submitted by five firms had raised worries

The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2022

It’s time Ofwat hit the polluters where it hurts – in their bonuses

Letter from water regulator to remuneration committees hardly lays down law over scandal of raw sewage discharges

Daily Mirror · Feb 15, 2022

'Fat cat' water firm bosses earn £15m as amount of raw sewage dumped in rivers rockets

The average wage for bosses at the water and sewage companies in England was nearly £1.7m and their standard salary rise was 27%, a Mirror probe has revealed

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2022

Ofwat urged to do more to make water firms protect environment

Concerns government guidance will not bring an end to the ‘scandal of untreated sewage pollution’

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