Ofwat on water bill rises: once again the regulator is proving itself unfit for purpose

21 Nov 2024

EMBARGO: Immediate Release

Responding to comments by the Ofwat Chief Executive on the Today Programme this morning where he said that water bills will likely go up by more than initially expected, Liberal Democrat Environment spokesperson Tim Farron MP said:

“Customers have been forced to watch whilst filthy sewage wrecks their local environment as they pay through the nose for the pleasure.

“Once again the regulator is proving itself utterly unfit for purpose.

“The whole industry needs to be ripped up from top to bottom, overseen by a new regulator with real powers to clamp down on these polluting firms."

ENDS

 


 

 

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