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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: South west water - Caught on Camera

Who are the key figures in the sewage crisis, and where are they now?

With anger stoked by Channel 4’s drama Dirty Business, we look at what has happened to some of the main players

The Guardian - UK

South West Water owner prepares to pay penalties after stormy weather

Pennon Group said power outages during Storm Goretti and Storm Chandra had a widespread impact to South West Water’s operations.

Evening Standard

Water firms sent bailiffs to tens of thousands of homes for debts under £1,000

Most recorded visits are for smaller debts, data from England and Wales suggests, though method of recovery is a postcode lottery

The Guardian - UK

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‘I went to hospital after drinking tap water. Now my water bill has gone up 62 per cent in two years’

Tanya Matthews went to hospital with stomach pain symptoms after the cryptosporidiosis outbreak in Brixham

The Independent UK

South West Water admits criminal offence over Devon parasite outbreak

Firm admits supplying water unfit for human consumption after nearly 150 people fell ill

The Guardian - UK

South West Water admits supplying water unfit for humans after ‘abhorrent’ parasite outbreak

Water minister Emma Hardy said the public deserved answers after the company pleaded guilty at Exeter Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Dirty water, death and decline: the inside story of a privatisation scandal

There is no end in sight to the pollution caused by a ‘broken’ system. Experts say it could even be getting worse

The Guardian - UK

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Dirty Business creator on raw sewage scandal: ‘This is the worst possible situation we’ll accept without starting a revolution’

Joseph Bullman’s shocking Channel 4 series explores two ordinary men’s extraordinary 10-year fight against British water companies

The Independent UK

Group expands legal claim over South West Water sewage pollution

Thousands more people across Devon and Cornwall could join case against water firm

The Guardian - UK

Pennon swings to profit after water bill hikes and summer heatwave

The owner of South West Water revealed the improved financial performance despite coming under fire for wastewater spills earlier this year.

Evening Standard

At least 15 English sewage plants use plastic beads spilled at Camber Sands

Exclusive: Experts urge water companies to update plants to avoid another catastrophe, as analysis reveals scale of use

The Guardian - UK

£10m in fines paid by water firms funds restoration of sewage-polluted waterways

Fifty-one projects have won funding, including restoring riverbeds in Exmoor National Park and tackling septic tank spills into Windermere.

The Independent UK

South West Water owner names next chief executive

Keith Haslett, who is currently chief executive of Affinity Water, is set to take over next year.

The Independent UK

Pennon to return to profitability despite pressure from summer heatwave

The South West Water owner said it expects earnings to increase by 60% year-on-year.

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Surfers ‘devastated’ as sewage spill forces cancellation of popular competition

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The Independent UK

Surfing competition cancelled after raw sewage dumped into sea

Organisers of the English Interclub Surfing Championships say they were forced to call off the event after a red flag was raised following a sewage discharge into the sea

The Independent UK

The best and worst performing water companies revealed by watchdog

Household complaints to the Consumer Council for Water have surged to a nine-year high

Evening Standard

Household complaints to water watchdog soar to highest level in nine years

The increasing number of complaints comes amid the steepest bill rises since the privatisation of the industry.

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Evening Standard

Anglian and South West Water to pay out £86m over wastewater spills

Ofwat said failures by the firms to maintain storm overflows and their sewage networks were ‘unacceptable’.

The Independent UK

Two major UK water companies to pay out £86m over wastewater spills

Ofwat said it found a ‘range of failures’

The Guardian - UK

South West Water taken to court over cryptosporidium outbreak in Devon

Inspectorate issues summons after water supply infected 140 people with diarrhoea-type disease in Brixham last year

Evening Standard

Thames Water sinks to £1.6bn loss as debt mountain balloons

The struggling utility tumbled to a £1.65 billion pre-tax loss for the year to March 31 from profits of £157 million the previous year.

Evening Standard

Boss of South West Water owner Pennon to retire

Susan Davy said she will step down as chief executive and director on the South West Water parent firm’s board after 18 years with the firm.

The Guardian - UK

South West Water allowed to invest £24m rather than pay £19m fine

Campaigners say Ofwat ‘subservient to industry and its rampaging pursuit of profit’ after illegal sewage discharges

Evening Standard

South West Water agrees to pay £24m after watchdog finds wastewater leaks

Ofwat said its investigation found a ‘range of failures’ in how the water company managed its wastewater treatment works and sewer network.

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