The Latest Breaking News from Ofwat

Martin Lewis reveals 'biggest' benefit worth £160 which only 20 per cent claim

An incredible 5.7 million households are thought to be missing out on help with water bills

Wales Online · May 19, 2023

Water companies criticised for passing £10bn sewage bill on to customers

Clean water activists say industry’s promise to reduce pollution should not be taken on trust

The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2023

Pledges and apologies will not be enough to clear UK waters of raw sewage

Activists plan to keep holding firms to account as some suggest it is customers who should be compensated

The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2023

Lake or mistake? The row over water firms, drought and Abingdon’s new super-reservoir

A proposal for 150bn litres of storage in Oxfordshire is mired in controversy and distrust of a privatised water industry

The Guardian - UK · Apr 22, 2023

Work to start on improving sewage hit waters in Berwick after £50m funding secured

Northumbrian Water is working on a project to reduce spills from storm overflows at Tweedmouth and Spittal

Chronicle Live · Apr 7, 2023

Believe in tougher water regulation for England only when you see it

After the soft approach of the last three decades it is difficult to be convinced by talk of a new era

The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2023

What’s caused the big stink over Britain’s sewage?

Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey has set out new plans to improve England’s water quality and clean up its rivers and coastal areas.

The Week · Apr 4, 2023

Water firms to invest £1.6bn in improvements, says Ofwat

Regulator announces two-year plan in victory for campaigners pushing to clean up England’s rivers

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2023

Ofwat wants to kick-start 31 schemes worth £1.6bn to improve water infrastructure

The regulator wants to approve 31 investment schemes that water companies have promised to begin sooner than planned.

Evening Standard · Apr 3, 2023

Ofwat launches crackdown on excessive bonuses for water company bosses

Move comes weeks after regulator moved to curb

Evening Standard · Mar 30, 2023