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The Latest Breaking News from Ofwat

Here’s a bright idea to improve accountability in the water sector

Proposal to make all water firms publicly listed is not a cure-all but would force them to be more transparent

The Guardian - UK

Northumbrian Water told to pay £20.3m back to customers for failing to meet targets

Northumbrian Water says the Ofwat penalty is 'almost entirely driven' by water supply cuts in Northumberland and County Durham during Storm Arwen

Chronicle Live

11 water firms ordered to cut bills and repay customers £150million - see full list

Consumers face lower water costs from next April after water firms were told off by regulator Ofwat for missing its targets on things like pollution and sewer flooding

Daily Mirror

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Water companies set to repay £150 million to customers over failings

In total, 11 water companies were fined for failings in the last year.

Evening Standard

Thames Water told to cut millions from customers’ bills after fine

Water regulator Ofwat said that the utility companies have been fined for missing targets in areas such as water supply interruptions.

Evening Standard

Water companies forced to cut £150m from customers’ bills

Thames, Southern and nine other firms penalised after missing targets on pollution

The Guardian - UK

Almost £150million to be taken off customers' water bills

"When it comes to delivering for their customers, too many water companies are falling short, and we are requiring them to return around £150 million to their customers."

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People with hot tubs may have to pay higher bills under new rules

Homes with water butts and permeable drives could see their bills cut

Wales Online

Homes with water butts and permeable driveways could see lower bills – Ofwat

The regulator has called on water firms to trial ‘creative and targeted ways’ to charge customers for their usage.

The Independent UK

Liz Truss’s energy bill freeze has virtue of simplicity – but the drawbacks are clear

Policy beats no policy but it will funnel cash to richer households and won’t help cut consumption

The Guardian - UK

Small businesses face higher water bills as Ofwat looks at overhauling price cap rules

Regulator opens six-week consultation on ending regional limits on rates in England

Evening Standard

Expert warns £65 rise on water bills could be needed to stop more than 1,000 sewage dumps a day

"Definitely not the type of stuff you want to go swimming in"

Nottingham Post

Liz Truss branded sewage in rivers 'disgraceful' in 2014 speech despite budget cuts

The Tory leadership frontrunner has come under firefor overseeing cuts to the Environment Agency budget, after which raw sewage discharges have risen

Daily Mirror

The Guardian view on England’s sewage crisis: a Tory stink

Editorial: As environment secretary, Liz Truss made cuts that undermined regulation. Now coastal communities are suffering

The Guardian - UK

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The Guardian - UK

Roll up, roll up and meet the watery overlords pumping sewage on to Britain’s shores this summer

Why focus just on the politicians where there are plenty of CEOs out there with excrement on their hands, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

Water companies in England ‘will take 2,000 years to replace pipe network’

Leaked data shows water companies are replacing 0.05% of England’s crumbling pipe network a year

The Guardian - UK

Water regulator giving companies a ‘licence to leak’, say MPs and charities

Ofwat is criticised for failing to curb huge bonuses for CEOs of companies that pollute

The Guardian - UK

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

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The Independent 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 Guardian - 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

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

Evening Standard

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”

The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

Brace for flash floods, meteorologists warn as ‘intense’ thunderstorms set to hit capital

The ‘wrong kind of rain’ is unlikely to help with droughts

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