The water industry regulator has spent £26.7m on business consultants in the past five years, including several companies that have simultaneously worked for private water…
View More ‘No dividing line’: consultants advising private water companies also work for their regulator, OfwatTag: Water industry
‘Dirty secret’: insiders say UK water firms knowingly break sewage laws
Whistleblowers say UK water companies are knowingly failing to treat legally required amounts of sewage, and that some treatment works are manipulating wastewater systems to…
View More ‘Dirty secret’: insiders say UK water firms knowingly break sewage lawsUK at risk of summer water shortages and hosepipe bans, scientists warn
The UK could face water shortages and hosepipe bans if this summer is hot and dry, despite having experienced the wettest 18 months since records…
View More UK at risk of summer water shortages and hosepipe bans, scientists warnHospital admissions for waterborne diseases in England up 60%, report shows
Waterborne diseases such as dysentery and Weil’s disease have risen by 60% since 2010 in England, new figures reveal. Analysis of NHS hospital admissions by…
View More Hospital admissions for waterborne diseases in England up 60%, report showsWater companies in England face outrage over record sewage discharges
Water companies in England have faced a barrage of criticism as data revealed raw sewage was discharged for more than 3.6m hours into rivers and…
View More Water companies in England face outrage over record sewage dischargesEngland’s sewage crisis: how polluted is your local river and which regions are worst hit?
Rivers in the north of England are bearing the brunt of the sewage pollution crisis, analysis by the Guardian reveals, with the region’s waters experiencing…
View More England’s sewage crisis: how polluted is your local river and which regions are worst hit?Thames Water lobbying government to let it increase bills by 40%
Thames Water has been lobbying the government and regulators to let it increase bills by 40%, pay lower fines for breaches and keep paying out…
View More Thames Water lobbying government to let it increase bills by 40%Water bosses in England and Wales face bonus bans for illegal sewage discharges
Ministers are to ban bonuses for water company bosses in England and Wales who fail to prevent illegal sewage spills that pollute rivers, lakes and…
View More Water bosses in England and Wales face bonus bans for illegal sewage dischargesUK water industry’s ‘urgent’ plan to tackle sewage pollution delayed by four months
Plans from the UK water industry to “urgently” tackle the sewage pollution crisis have been delayed by four months, with no publication date in sight,…
View More UK water industry’s ‘urgent’ plan to tackle sewage pollution delayed by four monthsRaw sewage discharged into Chichester harbour for over 1,200 hours in a month
Raw sewage has been discharged into Chichester harbour for more than 1,200 hours in the past month, in what campaigners described as “an assault on…
View More Raw sewage discharged into Chichester harbour for over 1,200 hours in a month