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Sewage monitors faulty at seaside spots in England and Wales, data shows

Environment Agency figures indicate people could be swimming in human waste this summer without warning

The Guardian - UK

Ministers unlikely to take serious action over sewage pollution, activist says

Neil Cutts, from Surfers Against Sewage, warned the Government is unlikely to tackle the problem in the foreseeable future.

The Independent UK

Water company CEOs try to woo me, but I’ve got only one message for them: do your jobs

Parts of England could run out of water in the near future, says campaigner and former Undertones singer Feargal Sharkey

The Guardian - UK

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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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

Ofwat chief defends water regulation regime

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

The Independent UK

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

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

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The Guardian - UK

Ofwat extends sewage dumping inquiry to include South West Water

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

Birmingham Post

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.

The Guardian - UK

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

Birmingham Post

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

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The Guardian - UK

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

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

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

Wales Online

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

Councillors in Somerset are pushing for a solution

The Guardian - UK

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

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

Chronicle Live

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

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

Ofwat said reports submitted by five firms had raised worries

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