The public will have to pay towards stopping sewage being dumped in the sea and rivers for up to a century.
The trade body representing the mega-rich water companies said consumers will face “modest upward pressure” on bills as part of their £10billion modernisation scheme.
Angry campaigners hit back saying the privatisied firms should bear the full cost of replacing the crumbling Victorian system which spews out raw effluent during heavy downpours.
