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The Latest Breaking News from Southern Water

Southern Water applies for permission to draw water from rare chalk stream

Environment secretary urged to stop drought order that could damage the ecology of River Test in Hampshire

The Guardian - UK

Water companies enforcing hosepipe bans leak over one billion litres of water a day

The amount of water leaked every day is enough to fill 400 Olympic swimming pools

The Independent UK

Water chiefs’ pay rises to average of £1.1m despite ban on bonuses and outrage over pollution

Total remuneration at companies in England and Wales – many of them under scrutiny for sewage discharge – was £15m in 2024-25

The Guardian - UK

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No households fined for breaking hosepipe bans during recent droughts, water firms admit

Exclusive: Calls grow for tougher action on water firms, instead of relying on households to cut demand

The Independent UK

Water industry may be added to list of sensitive business sectors, says minister

The communications, energy and data infrastructure sectors are all required to notify the investment security unit of certain business deals.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer backs Environment Secretary Steve Reed after Feargal Sharkey urges him to quit over water scandal

Former Undertones frontman turned environmental campaigner accused Steve Reed of having ‘no control’ over the water industry

Evening Standard

Southern Water boss should refuse ‘outrageous’ pay rise – Environment Secretary

Lawrence Gosden was awarded £691,000 as part of a long-term incentive plan this year on top of his £687,000 fixed pay, the firm’s annual report said.

Evening Standard

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‘Outwitted’: have water companies managed to sidestep Labour’s bonus ban?

Concerns loophole in 2025 act allows payouts at firms that repeatedly pollute England’s waterways with sewage

The Guardian - UK

Serious pollution incidents from water firms up 60% last year, watchdog says

The Environment Agency revealed poor performance from all nine water and sewerage firms in England despite expectations for incidents to decrease.

Evening Standard

Serious pollution incidents by English water companies rose 60% last year

Environment Agency records 75 serious incidents among total of 2,800, with Thames Water being worst offender

The Guardian - UK

Southern Water nearly doubles CEO pay to £1.4m despite bonus ban

Lawrence Gosden’s award comes amid high levels of corporate debt, serious sewage leaks and recent hosepipe ban

The Guardian - UK

Experts share how to keep your garden flourishing during the hosepipe ban

Southern Water, Thames Water, South East Water and Yorkshire Water have announced hosepipe bans

The Independent UK

Southern Water becomes latest company to bring in hosepipe ban amid dry weather

The company said customers in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight face restrictions from Monday.

The Independent UK

New hosepipe ban announced as a million more Britons hit by water restrictions

Southern Water becomes latest utility to impose restrictions on water use after driest UK spring for decades

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The Guardian - UK

Southern Water issues hosepipe ban for 1m people in Hampshire and Isle of Wight

Announcement takes number of people hit by restrictions across England to about 8.5 million

The Independent UK

Hosepipe ban looms for millions of Yorkshire households

In mid-June Yorkshire became the second region in England to move into official drought status after the driest spring in 132 years

The Guardian - UK

Macquarie digs deeper for redemption at Southern Water. There was no alternative

Infamous former owner of Thames Water coughs up more capital in bid to turn around badly performing utility

Evening Standard

Southern Water receives further £1.2bn equity injection to bolster finances

The fresh equity come as part of a deal that will also see the debt owed to its holding company lenders slashed by more than half.

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The Guardian - UK

Southern Water owners to invest up to £1.2bn in troubled utility

Australia’s Macquarie leads consortium putting up funds to help firm avoid breach of regulatory licence

The Independent UK

Hosepipe ban on the horizon for some after driest-ever spring

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The Independent UK

Water firm tells customers to let lawns go brown in hosepipe ban warning

Southern Water issued advice to customers following the driest spring on record

The Independent UK

The water firms banned from paying bonuses to senior bosses under new laws

Campaign group River Action have called the move a “welcome step” but said that increased salaries should be prevented

The Guardian - UK

Bonuses banned for 10 English water bosses over sewage pollution

Sanctions, including for Thames Water CEO, announced as part of new government powers under Water Act

The Independent UK

Six water companies banned from paying bonuses to senior bosses

New rules ban bonuses if a water company does not meet environmental or consumer standards or does not meet financial resilience requirements.

The Guardian - UK

Citizen testing reveals phosphate ‘crisis’ in English and Welsh rivers

Anglers say more than a third of freshwater sites breach phosphate levels for good ecological status

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