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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Sandra Laville Environment correspondent

Ofwat boss denies water industry badly regulated as he predicts higher bills

Thames Water pipe-fixing works outside their HQ  in Reading.
Thames Water pipe-fixing works outside their HQ in Reading. Photograph: Geoffrey Swaine/Shutterstock

Water companies will be seeking big bill rises as they face huge infrastructure investment demands, the chief executive of the water regulator, Ofwat, has said.

David Black denied that the water industry was badly regulated and defended Ofwat’s role in an industry saddled with debt and facing public anger over poor performance, high dividends, executive pay and sewage pollution.

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