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Public patience is wearing thin. Ofwat must wield the big stick

Putting water companies on the naughty step and doling out tame financial penalties in not enough

The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2022

Ofwat names Thames Water among six ‘worst performing’ water firms

The regulator singled out Northumbrian Water, Southern Water, South West Water, Thames Water, Welsh Water and Yorkshire Water

Evening Standard · Dec 8, 2022

Ofwat names six ‘worst performing’ water firms

The regulator singled out Northumbrian Water, Southern Water, South West Water, Thames Water, Welsh Water and Yorkshire Water.

The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022

Water firms’ debts since privatisation hit £54bn as Ofwat refuses to impose limits

Customers pay on average 20% of their bill towards servicing debt and rewarding shareholders, says CMA

The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2022

England’s water firms respond to investigation into role of global investors

Guardian analysis reveals more than 70% of English water industry in foreign ownership

The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2022

England’s water: the world’s piggy bank

England’s privatised water system is owned by funds, banks and billionaires across the world, as this country-by-country breakdown shows

The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2022

Pennon profits slump as power costs double amid energy crisis

The Exeter-based parent firm of South West Water and Bristol Water has also announced a huge recruitment drive

Birmingham Post · Nov 30, 2022

Lack of investment could leave 600,000 English properties at risk of flooding

Number of homes at high risk likely to almost double by 2055, warns report by infrastructure commission

The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2022

Only official bathing spot on Thames fails tests for bacteria linked to sewage

Data shows E coli and intestinal enterococci at levels unsafe for swimming at Wolvercote Mill Stream, near Oxford

The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2022

Water firms may owe UK customers £163m for spillages, say experts

Exclusive: Specialists in corporate wrongdoing say water firms are exploiting a ‘dominant monopoly’

The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2022