1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1052+ words) A rescue bid for Thames Water puts unfair cost on consumers, minister warns (Yui Mok/PA) A "10 billion rescue bid for Thames Water poses an "unfair cost to consumers, Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds has warned. Ms Reynolds told the Commons…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (964+ words) Ministers have said they are not convinced a "10 billion rescue deal for Thames Water is "good enough" for consumers or the environment. Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds has written to regulator Ofwat to say that the rescue bid does not sufficiently…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (496+ words) Thames Water is reportedly on the brink of temporary nationalisation after the Environment Secretary cast doubt on a "10 billion rescue deal for the troubled supplier. Emma Reynolds is understood to have written to water regulator Ofwat on Monday warning the…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (1052+ words) Thousands of people in Whitstable are without water supply during the hot spell of weather as storage reservoirs for the area "reached a critical level, South East Water said. Pictures show traffic and queues of people lined up at a…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (399+ words) An extra 53, 000 low-income households on disability benefits are to receive help paying their water bills under changes to the Water Sure help scheme. The scheme, which caps the bills of certain households who use high amounts of water, is to…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (591+ words) Ofwat has said it plans to fine South East Water "22 million over water supply failures between 2020 and 2023 impacting more than 286, 000 people. The water regulator said it was consulting over the fine after homes in Kent and Sussex were hit by…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago  (448+ words) South West Water has agreed to pay "24 million after the water regulator found it spilled wastewater in the environment when it should not have done. Ofwat said its investigation found a "range of failures" in how the water company managed…...

1+ year, 2+ week ago  (803+ words) A group of Thames Water lenders have put forward plans for a multibillion-pound rescue deal of the troubled supplier that would see them pump in new cash but ask for leniency in how it is regulated. Creditors including US and…...

1+ year, 1+ week ago  (594+ words) The water sector is in need of "root-and-branch reform, a committee of MPs has said as it called for "much more regulated management of bonuses for senior bosses. The cross-party Environment, Food and Rural Affairs committee has said that the…...

11+ mon, 4+ week ago  (194+ words) A fight to keep a stretch of river safe for swimmers has ramped up after a Norfolk council agreed to back the bid. Norwich City Council agreed to support Cow Tower Dippers in their quest to get a stretch of…...