December 25, 2024

Customers demand water firms are held to account – but talks over fines reveal tension at heart of industry

 Customers demand water firms are held to account – but talks over fines reveal tension at heart of industry

Customers demand water firms are held to account – but talks over fines reveal tension at heart of industry

The £168m fines levied on three water companies by Ofwat are part of a slow – many argue far too slow – reckoning for the industry for the routine release of sewage via storm overflows.