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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

‘Very sensitive subject’: plan to take Welsh water for London stirs painful memories

‘Drowning’ of village of Capel Celyn to provide water to Liverpool in the 60s remains an emotive issue

The Guardian - UK

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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

Hackney Wick: 175 flats without drinking water after tank contamination

Residents could be waiting two weeks before they can drink the water again

Evening Standard

More than 10,000 oppose Thames Water plan to pump treated sewage into Thames

Plan would take water from river at Teddington and replace with ‘treated effluent’ to manage water levels elsewhere

Evening Standard

Nearly 10,000 oppose plan to pump treated sewage into Thames

Thames Water proposal to deal with droughts in capital draws ire of river users and environmentalists

The Guardian - UK

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To clean up England's rivers we need to know how much sewage is dumped – but water firms won't tell us

UK environment secretary Thérèse Coffey has demanded that water companies share plans for how they will reduce sewage discharges into rivers. They could start by coming clean on how much sewage is being dumped. If we don’t know how much sewage is actually being released – for at least the…

The Conversation

Why is Thames Water so eager for me to switch to a water meter?

I wondered whether staff get a bonus for getting people to convert but I’m not keen after a trial some years ago

The Guardian - UK

Water firms in England urged to upgrade sewage works for new homes

Campaigners in Oxfordshire, Cotwolds and Cumbria say houses should not be occupied until systems can cope

The Guardian - UK

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

New Thames Water map reveals where raw sewage is being discharged

Sewage has been flowing continuously for more than a month in multiple locations

The Independent UK

Thames Water’s real-time map confirms raw sewage discharges

Effluent in Gloucestershire river pinpointed by digital map as water companies accused of routinely pumping out waste to rivers

The Guardian - UK

Flood chaos with roads closed in Chiswick after water pipe bursts

Streets were filled with water as firefighters protected homes and businesses using sandbags

Evening Standard

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Burst water main brings Hendon to standstill in morning of London travel woe

North Londoners faced long delays on roads on Tuesday after a water main burst on the A41 in Hendon following freezing overnight temperatures.

The Guardian - UK

‘Recycling’ plan aims to replace water from Thames with treated sewage

Thames Water puts forward controversial proposals to utilise major effluent plant to tackle shortages

Evening Standard

Video: Burst water main causes havoc in south-east London

A major water main burst and flooded multiple parts of south-east London on Friday - flooding homes, hitting supplies to many others and forcing a school to close. According to Thames Water, the large pipe burst on Friday morning on Eltham Road, causing several areas to be left with low…

Evening Standard

Burst water main causes havoc in south-east London flooding roads, closing school and hitting supplies

Thames Water saya workers have shut off the flow of water from the burst and services are now being restored to customers

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Daily Mirror

Sewage pumped into UK waters unmasked as map shows pollution leaving drains for HOURS

Almost 120 storm drains have been issued with red or amber alerts, with almost half currently releasing untreated excrement into public open waterways

Daily Mirror

Brits warned of water rationing and shortages with supplies 'turned off for weeks'

Nine of the last twelve months brought below average rainfall and Thames Water have warned that water rationing will be becoming more and more common in the years ahead

Daily Mirror

Burst pipes Monday beckons as temperatures rise in wake of the big freeze across UK

Temperatures will rise from the South West through the next 24 hours, following a period of freezing weather conditions across the UK. Water supply companies warned there is a risk of burst pipes

Daily Mirror

Thousands without water and dozens evacuated as big thaw bursts pipes causing floods

London Fire Brigade were called to Camden, North London, early this morning to a "river" running through the streets, with Thames Water unable to say when the situation will be solved

Daily Mirror

Mum, 98, hit with massive water bill equivalent to ONE MILLION cups of tea

Estelle Mendoza was horrified when her son discovered her water bill had rocketed to thousands of pounds claiming she had used enough in six months to fill 90 Olympic-sized swimming pools

Evening Standard

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

The Independent UK

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.

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