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Campaigners angry over bill rises amid ‘environmental carnage’ of sewage spills

Campaigners have reacted with fury to proposed water bill increases for households amid the sewage pollution scandal and cost-of-living crisis. Regulator Ofwat has issued draft proposals to put up bills by £19 a year on average, or £94 over five ...

11 Jul 2024 at 11:56

Government to introduce targets to cut sewage dumping in rivers

Water companies will face legally binding targets to cut sewage discharges into the UK’s rivers, the Government has announced. Environment Secretary Therese Coffey said the Government would introduce legislation to put plans to reduce storm ...

25 Apr 2023 at 16:52

Water firms face £168m in fines for ‘catalogue of failure’ on sewage pollution

Three of the country’s biggest water companies could be forced to pay £168 million in fines over sewage spills, including a £104 million penalty for Thames Water. Regulator Ofwat proposed the fine for Thames, plus sanctions of £47 million ...

06 Aug 2024 at 12:29

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Water firms given go-ahead for £2.2bn of upgrades

Water companies will be allowed to spend another £2.2 billion upgrading their networks after projects were approved by regulator Ofwat. The businesses – mainly United Utilities – will invest in 33 infrastructure schemes, with work ...

27 Jun 2023 at 12:49

Scotland

Storm overflows in Scotland must be improved, says environmental watchdog

Action must be taken to improve the operation of storm overflows in Scotland, an environmental watchdog has said. Environmental Standards Scotland (ESS) found that steps must also be taken to improve monitoring and the regulatory ...

04 Sept 2024 at 14:58

Sewage spills from storm overflows in 2023, by water company

Here are the latest figures for sewage spills from storm overflows in England, broken down by water company. In each section the companies are listed alphabetically, with the equivalent data for 2022 included in brackets. All ...

27 Mar 2024 at 16:30

Ofwat proposes £168m in fines for three water companies over sewage spills

Ofwat has proposed £168 million of fines for three of England’s biggest water companies for failing to manage sewage spills, including a £104 million penalty for Thames Water. The water regulator proposed the fine for Thames,...

06 Aug 2024 at 10:54

Consumers to pay a lot of sewerage upgrade investment through bills – Coffey

The Environment Secretary appeared to accept that bill-payers will have to pick up “a lot” of the cost relating to infrastructure improvements designed to prevent sewage entering England’s seas and waterways. Water ...

21 May 2023 at 15:17

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