Water suppliers seek £156 bill increase

UK water companies seek approval for a £156 annual bill increase by 2030 to fund upgrades and address sewage issues

Water bills set to soar: ‘Brits face up to 40% increase’

Water companies seek to pass on the costs of addressing sewage issues

Water firm attributes new hosepipe ban to rise in home working

Hosepipe ban by South East Water has been linked to increased water demand from remote workers

Wessex fined £300k for supplying undrinkable water

Residents in Newton Tony had previously complained about water’s taste and smell

Water bills to soar as sewage scandals mount

Water suppliers in England plan to spend £10 billion to tackle sewage spills, resulting in increased bills for customers, causing public outrage

Anglian Water slapped with £2.6m fine for discharging sewage in the North Sea

The Environment Agency officers uncovered Anglian Water’s monthly discharge of waste water equivalent to three Olympic swimming pools into the North Sea

Ofwat orders Thames Water and Southern Water to return £80m to customers

They will have to hand back the money for failing to reach targets on water treatment works compliance, pollution incidents and internal sewer flooding across 2021-22

CMA rules Veolia must sell Suez’s UK businesses over councils’ cost fears

Its investigation found the merger would likely result in higher cost or lower quality services for councils, with knock-on effects for taxpayers, as well as businesses across the UK

Customers told to replace shower with wet towels!

Households have been urged to cut their water consumption in the wake of hosepipe bans

EU raids water infrastructure companies over alleged bid-rigging

The European Commission said it has concerns certain companies may have violated EU antitrust regulations that prohibit cartels and restrictive business practices