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Former Wessex Water boss received £170,000 bonus despite ban on performance pay

Company owners say bonus was unrelated to water business and complied with ban after pollution conviction

The Guardian - UK

Wessex Water to pay £11m towards wastewater upgrades after Ofwat investigation

The investment means the firm with around 2.9 million customers in the South West avoids having to pay a fine.

The Independent UK

At least 15 English sewage plants use plastic beads spilled at Camber Sands

Exclusive: Experts urge water companies to update plants to avoid another catastrophe, as analysis reveals scale of use

The Guardian - UK

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Major UK water firm warned to improve following £11m fine

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The Independent UK

Wessex Water must pay £11m over wastewater failures, says regulator

Company failed to effectively operate, maintain and upgrade its wastewater assets, Ofwat finds

The Guardian - UK

Wessex Water should pay £11m over wastewater failures, says regulator

Ofwat said the failures related to the maintenance of Wessex Water’s network to ensure it could cope with flows of sewage and wastewater.

Evening Standard

Wessex Water ordered to pay £11m over wastewater failures

Ofwat has also said it must reduce spills at specific storm overflows through investment

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Thames Water among six water firms to have bonuses for top bosses blocked

More than £4 million of potential bonuses were banned under new rules on performance-related executive pay, regulator Ofwat said.

Evening Standard

The five utility companies cleared to increase water bill charges

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The Independent UK

Investors stripping cash from water firms ‘criminal’ says ex-Wessex Water chief

Campaigners and experts debated on whether utilities should be nationalised as ministers seek to ‘reset’ the failing sector.

Evening Standard

The water firms banned from paying bonuses to senior bosses under new laws

Campaign group River Action have called the move a “welcome step” but said that increased salaries should be prevented

The Independent UK

Bonuses banned for 10 English water bosses over sewage pollution

Sanctions, including for Thames Water CEO, announced as part of new government powers under Water Act

The Guardian - UK

Six water companies banned from paying bonuses to senior bosses

New rules ban bonuses if a water company does not meet environmental or consumer standards or does not meet financial resilience requirements.

The Independent UK

"I would rather see less sh*t being pumped into our rivers." As water bosses are fined £123million for pollution failures and questionable pay outs, we look at how AI water monitoring could help wild swimmers stay safer

The new tech is proving successful in helping swimmers assess the risk of getting sick from bacteria-polluted water but campaigners say it isn't enough

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The Guardian - UK

Nearly 4m hours of raw sewage dumped in England’s waters last year

Duration of spills by water companies up on previous year, in data described by environment secretary as ‘disgraceful’

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: drinking water sources in England polluted with forever chemicals

Exclusive: Water industry calls for PFAS ban after analysis of sampling data shows contamination across country

Evening Standard

Nightmare on Sesame Street as Ernie teddy blocks sewer

The teddy spooked Wessex Water operatives as they carried out a CCTV survey of a sewer in Bristol.

The Guardian - UK

‘It is about people’s love of the river’: swimming group fighting for rights in the Avon

Conham River Park is home to a group devoted to protecting and promoting the use of the river

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‘It’s just raw profiteering’: the people refusing to pay their water bills in response to the sewage crisis

People across England and Wales are refusing to pay for water companies to dispose of sewage after sharp increases in spills

The Guardian - UK

Real-time water quality monitors installed at wild swimming spots in southern England

AI-based system designed to help people assess immediate risk of getting ill from water polluted with bacteria

The Guardian - UK

Wessex Water’s TV ad banned for omitting sewage record

Advert trumpeting storm overflow plans should have disclosed past environmental harms, says ASA

The Guardian - UK

Water firm seizes stake in Devon sewage protester’s home over unpaid bills

Imogen May has withheld payments since 2019 and is thought to be one of thousands boycotting water charges

The Guardian - UK

Only three water company prosecutions in England and Wales for unfit drinking supply

Figures show breaches have rarely led to prosecution by Drinking Water Inspectorate since 2021

The Guardian - UK

Ofwat poised to refuse most suppliers’ requests for big price rises

Water watchdog decision on bills in England and Wales delayed until after election, as Thames crisis looms

The Guardian - UK

Regulators urged to act over water companies’ record sewage discharge

Government asked to put ‘people and planet before profits’ as analysis shows potential illegal discharging of raw sewage

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