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Local activists warn that while residents must ration, unimpeded industrial expansion is imperiling the region’s future.

Fewer households also believe the amount water companies charge is fair, according to the annual Consumer Council for Water survey.

Some customers had to clean up sewage themselves, with compensation often not covering the costs according to Ofwat and the CCW.

The figure is more than double the 18% who say they have difficulty paying their current bill, the Consumer Council for Water said.

From hotels to housing, insurance to TV subscriptions, people who live and travel alone face a hefty penalty

Customer disputes over sewage spills, billing mistakes and water meters soar in past year

In the 2008-2009 Gaza War too, there were allegations that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) struck the Gaza Strip with sub-munitions containing white phosphorus. The Israeli government, which initially denied this, later acknowledged that it did use white phosphorus in 2009, but only in uninhabitable areas, for the purpose of…

Two utilities deemed ‘standout poor performers’ with so many complaints it skews industry’s overall performance

The Consumer Council for Water said the more than 20 million people served by the two firms were being ‘let down’.