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Never mind the H20: this scheme to move water from Severn to Thames could be the new HS2

England’s water woes have a solution. But trying to move vast volumes of water from west to east is not it

The Guardian - UK

Water firms focused on returns at expense of environment, say peers

Lords committee criticises Ofwat for failing to ensure firms invested enough in sewage network

The Guardian - UK

Water companies ordered to stop dividends if services don’t improve

Since being privatised in 1989, English water firms have paid dividends of more than £65 billion to shareholders

Evening Standard

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Watchdog to block shareholder payouts if water companies in England and Wales miss targets

Ofwat says new powers will be used if firms fail to reach performance and environmental goals

The Guardian - UK

Calls for Thames Water to stop dumping sewage in river after map reveals scale of issue in London

There are more than 100 storm overflow sites across the capital

Evening Standard

Welsh Water plans to start installing smart meters to help reduce demand

It is one of the measures outlined in a draft water resources management plan

Wales Online

England needs new reservoirs or food supplies will be at risk, warns NFU chief

Farming leader Minette Batters says government needs to take action to tackle worsening water shortages

The Guardian - UK

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Thames Water still using dowsing rods to detect leaks despite evidence they don’t work

Watchdog Ofwat says ancient dowsing method doesn’t work but some Thames Water engineers still use rods

Evening Standard

Thousands of households to get £35 water bill discount - see if you're due a payment

Welsh Water has confirmed customers who suffered outages as a result of burst pipes in the run up to Christmas will receive money off their water bill as compensation.

Daily Mirror

Northumbrian Water among firms singled out by Ofwat as 'worst performing'

The regulator said Northumbrian was one of several 'letting down their customers and the environment' and is 'lagging behind' on water quality

Chronicle Live

Public patience is wearing thin. Ofwat must wield the big stick

Putting water companies on the naughty step and doling out tame financial penalties in not enough

The Guardian - UK

Ofwat names Thames Water among six ‘worst performing’ water firms

The regulator singled out Northumbrian Water, Southern Water, South West Water, Thames Water, Welsh Water and Yorkshire Water

Evening Standard

Ofwat names six ‘worst performing’ water firms

The regulator singled out Northumbrian Water, Southern Water, South West Water, Thames Water, Welsh Water and Yorkshire Water.

The Independent UK

Poor performance now ‘the norm’ for some water firms, warns Ofwat

Serious pollution, poor service and weak financial management embedded, says England and Wales water industry regulator

The Guardian - UK

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Ofwat attacks water firms’ lack of investment to cut sewage discharges

Regulator calls spending on network improvements ‘extremely disappointing’ after companies undershot budgets

The Guardian - UK

England and Wales’s broken water system can be fixed – here’s what to do first

The water companies and regulators must act, alongside changing consumer behaviour and tackling pollution at source, says Dieter Helm, former chair of the Natural Capital Committee

The Guardian - UK

Down the drain: how billions of pounds are sucked out of England’s water system

Visualised: where does the money from your bills go?

The Guardian - UK

Water firms’ debts since privatisation hit £54bn as Ofwat refuses to impose limits

Customers pay on average 20% of their bill towards servicing debt and rewarding shareholders, says CMA

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The Guardian - UK

England’s water firms respond to investigation into role of global investors

Guardian analysis reveals more than 70% of English water industry in foreign ownership

The Guardian - UK

England’s water: the world’s piggy bank

England’s privatised water system is owned by funds, banks and billionaires across the world, as this country-by-country breakdown shows

Birmingham Post

Pennon profits slump as power costs double amid energy crisis

The Exeter-based parent firm of South West Water and Bristol Water has also announced a huge recruitment drive

The Guardian - UK

Lack of investment could leave 600,000 English properties at risk of flooding

Number of homes at high risk likely to almost double by 2055, warns report by infrastructure commission

The Guardian - UK

Only official bathing spot on Thames fails tests for bacteria linked to sewage

Data shows E coli and intestinal enterococci at levels unsafe for swimming at Wolvercote Mill Stream, near Oxford

The Guardian - UK

Water firms may owe UK customers £163m for spillages, say experts

Exclusive: Specialists in corporate wrongdoing say water firms are exploiting a ‘dominant monopoly’

Daily Mirror

Water watchdog Ofwat slammed for £500,000 staff bonuses amid sewage pollution

New figures show £509,832 was paid out in the last five years despite anger at Ofwat for failing to hold the water industry to account over leaks and sewage pollution

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