The Latest Breaking News from Portsmouth Water

£1.2bn plan to turn sewage waste into drinking water branded a ‘white elephant’

Southern Water says it wants to protect rare chalk streams, but campaigners say it could pollute the Solent

The Guardian - UK · Jul 13, 2024

Ban bonuses to water company bosses, Ofwat told

Regulator under pressure to act after finding executive payouts at three English suppliers were not justified

The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2023

Thames Water crisis explained as utility giant serving 15m people faces collapse

The utility giant is struggling under a £14 billion debt pile

The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2023

Poor performance now ‘the norm’ for some water firms, warns Ofwat

Serious pollution, poor service and weak financial management embedded, says England and Wales water industry regulator

The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2022

What is your water company doing to cope with the dry weather?

Four water companies have announced hosepipe bans in the UK, as another heatwave scorches the country

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2022

What is your water company doing to cope with the dry weather?

Four companies have announced hosepipe bans so far, but more are expected.

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2022

‘We need to keep up the pressure on water companies’: the farmer fighting to save Britain’s waterways

Environmentalist John Barker doesn’t just whinge about how utilities firms are ruining our rivers. He campaigns to stop them, protecting precious chalk streams and fish in the process

The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2022