All 11 water firms in England and Wales face investigation over sewage spills
A tanker pumping out excess sewage from the Lightlands Lane sewage pumping station in Cookham, Berskhire which flooded after heavy rainfall, January 10, 2024
CAMPAIGNERS warned that water companies will see fines as a “cost of business as usual” after the water regulator announced a probe into sewage spills today.
All 11 water and wastewater companies in England and Wales are now being investigated by Ofwat.
The regulator opened an investigation in 2021 into a third of treatment works.
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