Thames Water under fire after rower criticises ‘poo in the water’ March 31, 2024 A University of Oxford rower has criticised conditions in the River Thames during the Boat Race, saying: “It would be a lot nicer if there wasn’t as much poo in the water.” Research earlier this week found high levels of E. coli were in the part of the river used for the annual race between the University [...]
Thames Water: Future uncertain as shareholders pull £500m injection March 28, 2024 Shareholders in Thames Water will not give the embattled water firm millions of pounds of critical funding
More s**t than ever before – 2023 was the worst year for sewage spills on record March 27, 2024 Toxic chemicals that remain in ecosystems for decades pollute every stretch of English rivers.
Water firms to face more sewage dumping tracking from environment watchdog March 25, 2024 The Environment Agency today said that from next year, utility providers in England and Wales will be required to fit monitors on an additional 7,000 emergency overflow pipes that have to date not been accounted for.
Thames Water: Rishi Sunak advisor parachuted into collapse contingency talks March 22, 2024 Rishi Sunak has reportedly tasked his business adviser with overseeing talks regarding the Thames Water crisis amid risk of collapse.
Remember the £190m interest bill Thames Water wanted more time on? It’s due next month March 15, 2024 The embattled firm will learn from Ofwat in the next few months whether it will be allowed to charge customers more to fund its recovery plan
Why is Ofwat making Welsh Water pay out £40m in charges? March 14, 2024 Water leaks across the firm's operations were found to be at much higher levels than reported
Thames Water not included in £180m sewage cleanup plan. It has an £8bn bill instead March 11, 2024 It is understood the environment agency is disappointed that Thames Water did not make a fresh funding commitment, and was unable to accelerate investment.
One Thames Water overflow in leafy Surrey has been leaking sewage for six days straight March 6, 2024 The firm recently said in its turnaround plan that more leakages were expected for the next year while it worked to fix operations
MPs urge government to reveal bailout plan for struggling Thames Water March 3, 2024 A group of MPs has urged the government to publish its contingency plans for bailing out Thames Water amid fears that taxpayers could be on the hook for billions of pounds.