Thames Water sewage discharges affecting Oxford rivers upstream

Thames Water treatment plants, including those on multiple rivers and the Thames itself, are reportedly discharging sewage into almost every river upstream of Oxford, with one discharge in Witney lasting over 100 hours

Thames Water faces backlash over smart meter approach

Households have reportedly had smart meters installed without prior consultation

Ofwat grilled over Thames Water’s financial crisis

The chief of Ofwat has admitted that the regulator should have intervened earlier to prevent water companies, including Thames Water, from accumulating excessive debt

Thames Water reveals map that shows real-time sewage dumps

The interactive map shows real-time information about storm discharges from all of the company’s 468 permitted locations

Thames Water announces hosepipe ban

The ban, which is due to come into force on 24th August, will be introduced due to “unprecedented weather conditions”

Thames Water invests £200m to tackle leakage issues

The programme is expected to save the equivalent of 172 Olympic swimming pools of water a day

Retailers offered cash for water efficient business customers

Thames Water will provide a one-off payment of 5p per litre per day of water saved for each of their customers

Flood risk from groundwater in London and Thames Valley

Parts of London and the Thames Valley are at risk of flooding from extremely high ground water levels. The warning from Thames Water comes as spring and river water is running directly into the sewers, which are designed to take only wastewater from homes and businesses, is putting the network under “considerable strain”. In the […]