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#Water #privatisation has failed

#SouthEastWater spent more on #shareholder #dividends than on infrastructure

Now the taps aren't working in #Kent and #Sussex

Emma Reynolds and #Ofwat bring South East Water into public ownership immediately

Sign the petition

https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/south-east-water-public-ownership

#England #sewage #greed #CorporateGreed #PublicOwnership #WaterOutage

#Water #privatisation has failed

#SouthEastWater spent more on #shareholder #dividends than on infrastructure

Now the taps aren't working in #Kent and #Sussex

Emma Reynolds and #Ofwat bring South East Water into public ownership immediately

Sign the petition

https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/south-east-water-public-ownership

#England #sewage #greed #CorporateGreed #PublicOwnership #WaterOutage

#Water #privatisation has failed

#SouthEastWater spent more on #shareholder #dividends than on infrastructure

Now the taps aren't working in #Kent and #Sussex

Emma Reynolds and #Ofwat bring South East Water into public ownership immediately

Sign the petition

https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/south-east-water-public-ownership

#England #sewage #greed #CorporateGreed #PublicOwnership #WaterOutage

#Water #privatisation has failed

#SouthEastWater spent more on #shareholder #dividends than on infrastructure

Now the taps aren't working in #Kent and #Sussex

Emma Reynolds and #Ofwat bring South East Water into public ownership immediately

Sign the petition

https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/south-east-water-public-ownership

#England #sewage #greed #CorporateGreed #PublicOwnership #WaterOutage

#Water #privatisation has failed

#SouthEastWater spent more on #shareholder #dividends than on infrastructure

Now the taps aren't working in #Kent and #Sussex

Emma Reynolds and #Ofwat bring South East Water into public ownership immediately

Sign the petition

https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/south-east-water-public-ownership

#England #sewage #greed #CorporateGreed #PublicOwnership #WaterOutage

@BBCNews @top-stories-BBCNews Building reservoirs and maintaining infrastructure deprives the vampire owners and their flying-monkey directors of profits and bonuses. So TL:DR, yes of course we are!
#OFWAT #OffWTF

@BBCNews @top-stories-BBCNews Building reservoirs and maintaining infrastructure deprives the vampire owners and their flying-monkey directors of profits and bonuses. So TL:DR, yes of course we are!
#OFWAT #OffWTF

@BBCNews @top-stories-BBCNews Building reservoirs and maintaining infrastructure deprives the vampire owners and their flying-monkey directors of profits and bonuses. So TL:DR, yes of course we are!
#OFWAT #OffWTF

@BBCNews @top-stories-BBCNews Building reservoirs and maintaining infrastructure deprives the vampire owners and their flying-monkey directors of profits and bonuses. So TL:DR, yes of course we are!
#OFWAT #OffWTF

Thames Water wants to set its own rules. The Board of Ofwat is split over whether to let them. Tip the scales in favour of people and planet: email the Board now, and urge them to reject Thames Water's creditors https://mstdn.social/@We_Own_It@mastodon.social
https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/ofwats-board-is-split-urge-them-to-make-the-right-decision-about-thames-water 📝 #Petition #Ofwat

#Petition #Water #OFWAT

Thames Water could soon be let off the hook for sewage dumping, without paying a PENNY

Behind closed doors, water bosses and the regulator Ofwat are close to a deal that could let the company avoid any new fines until 2030

Please consider adding your name to this petition calling on the Environment Secretary, Emma Reynolds, to bring Thames Water into public ownership now

https://act.38degrees.org.uk/act/bring-thames-water-into-public-ownership-now-optin

Freedom News: **Anarchist News Review: Anti-Palantir rebellion in the NHS**

https://freedomnews.org.uk/2026/04/03/anarchist-news-review-anti-palantir-rebellion-in-the-nhs/

~ Tab, Andy and Simon ponder o’er yonder as NHS staff are in revolt over Palantir’s involvement in the system, while the Palestine soli…
The post Anarchist News Review: Anti-Palantir rebellion in the NHS appeared first on Freedom News.

#News #AnarchistNewsReview #NHS #Ofwat #Palantir #Palestinesolidarity #Water

#ThamesWater is poised to reach an agreement with #ofwat that will allow the struggling utility to avoid any new fines over the next four years in exchange for a commitment to invest cash into the business.

Ofwat is planning to accept “undertakings” in lieu of financial penalties until 2030, according to people familiar with discussions, as part of a controversial offer put forward by creditors that would save the water company from being renationalised

🙄

https://www.ft.com/content/070d9030-0314-41dd-9630-63c893b199b0?syn-25a6b1a6=1

https://www.europesays.com/britain/4033/ Britain’s Ofwat poised to waive Thames Water fines to 2030 in deal, FT says #Britain #EnvironmentAgency #fines #Ofwat #ThamesWater #WaterRegulator #WaterSupplier

Welsh Water told to pay £45m for ‘unacceptable’ sewage failures

Water regulator Ofwat said its investigation found the not-for-profit company had failed to adequately operate, maintain, and upgrade its wastewater assets.

It also found that Welsh Water’s senior management and Board failed to have proper oversight to ensure the company was meeting its legal requirements.

In response, Welsh Water has apologised and accepted the findings, agreeing to a redress package that will fund environmental improvements rather than being paid from customer bills.

Lynn Parker, Senior Director for Enforcement at Ofwat, said the investigation had uncovered significant failings.

“Our investigation has found serious and unacceptable breaches in how Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has operated and maintained its sewage works and networks, which has resulted in excessive spills from storm overflows to the environment,” she said.

“We now expect them to focus on putting things right so that customers can regain trust in their water company and the critical service they provide.”

Ofwat said the £44.7m package will be funded from Welsh Water’s retained profits, as the company does not have shareholders.

The bulk of the money – £40.6 million – will be targeted at reducing spills at specific overflows and tackling groundwater seeping into the sewer network, which is a major cause of frequent spills.

A further £4.1 million will be invested to improve river water quality, including a new £1 million ‘Cymuned Natur’ fund to support local environmental groups.

Welsh Water said it had already started a “major transformation programme” to improve performance and strengthen oversight.

A spokesperson for the company said: “We accept the findings of Ofwat’s investigation and apologise for where we have fallen short of the standards that our customers and regulators rightly expect from us.”

“We have already taken steps to strengthen our governance, oversight and compliance arrangements as part of a wider transformation programme across the business.”

The company added that the redress package was in addition to the £4.2 billion it is investing between 2025 and 2030, with £2.5 billion of that dedicated to environmental improvements.

Ofwat’s investigation into Welsh Water is the seventh case in a wider probe into the wastewater sector, which has now resulted in enforcement packages totalling over £300 million.

A public consultation on the proposed enforcement package is now open and will close on April 2.

“South East Water faces £22m fine for supply failures.” And who exactly in the end pays this fine? #Water #Ofwat #Privatisation

Dirty #water, #death, decline in England

#England remains an anomaly in the world, as only country apart from Chile where #water is owned by #private #companies for #profit

Then #Conservative PM, #Thatcher, promised in 1989 privatisation would deliver higher investment

In 2002, ministers were warned in a report, which remained secret, privatisation allows private equity funds to load companies with debt, & regulator #Ofwat would lose regulatory control

https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/feb/28/dirty-water-death-and-decline-the-inside-story-of-a-privatisation-scandal

Email #Ofwat - the public have said NO to illegal #sewage until 2040

In order to maximise their #profits, #Thames #Water's creditors are asking Ofwat and the government to pollute illegally until 2040.

Members of the public, MPs and #anti-sewage campaigners have all spoken out about how outrageous this deal is, urging Ofwat to say no.

Take half a minute to sign the letter:

https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/email-ofwat-the-public-have-said-no-to-illegal-sewage-until-2040

#PrivatisationFails #corruption #greed #PublicOwnership #WeOwnIt #PublicHealth #pollution

Email #Ofwat - the public have said NO to illegal #sewage until 2040

In order to maximise their #profits, #Thames #Water's creditors are asking Ofwat and the government to pollute illegally until 2040.

Members of the public, MPs and #anti-sewage campaigners have all spoken out about how outrageous this deal is, urging Ofwat to say no.

Take half a minute to sign the letter:

https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/email-ofwat-the-public-have-said-no-to-illegal-sewage-until-2040

#PrivatisationFails #corruption #greed #PublicOwnership #WeOwnIt #PublicHealth #pollution

Email #Ofwat - the public have said NO to illegal #sewage until 2040

In order to maximise their #profits, #Thames #Water's creditors are asking Ofwat and the government to pollute illegally until 2040.

Members of the public, MPs and #anti-sewage campaigners have all spoken out about how outrageous this deal is, urging Ofwat to say no.

Take half a minute to sign the letter:

https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/email-ofwat-the-public-have-said-no-to-illegal-sewage-until-2040

#PrivatisationFails #corruption #greed #PublicOwnership #WeOwnIt #PublicHealth #pollution

Email #Ofwat - the public have said NO to illegal #sewage until 2040

In order to maximise their #profits, #Thames #Water's creditors are asking Ofwat and the government to pollute illegally until 2040.

Members of the public, MPs and #anti-sewage campaigners have all spoken out about how outrageous this deal is, urging Ofwat to say no.

Take half a minute to sign the letter:

https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/email-ofwat-the-public-have-said-no-to-illegal-sewage-until-2040

#PrivatisationFails #corruption #greed #PublicOwnership #WeOwnIt #PublicHealth #pollution

Email #Ofwat - the public have said NO to illegal #sewage until 2040

In order to maximise their #profits, #Thames #Water's creditors are asking Ofwat and the government to pollute illegally until 2040.

Members of the public, MPs and #anti-sewage campaigners have all spoken out about how outrageous this deal is, urging Ofwat to say no.

Take half a minute to sign the letter:

https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/email-ofwat-the-public-have-said-no-to-illegal-sewage-until-2040

#PrivatisationFails #corruption #greed #PublicOwnership #WeOwnIt #PublicHealth #pollution

Punish the parasites directly.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/14/south-east-water-operating-licence-ofwat-review-outages-kent-sussex

#SouthEastWater #OFWAT #UKPOL #UKPOLITICS #Kent #Sussex #LateStageCapitalism

“Only one company, Severn Trent, achieved full marks. It did so despite having been responsible for 62,085 sewage spills, averaging seven hours each, in 2024.” #Ofwat may need to raise its standards! #Water #Privatisation

Thames Water wants to pollute illegally until 2040. Ofwat must say NO. Ofwat is making its decision on the 22nd October. Make sure your name is on this petition by Tuesday 21st October, when we’ll be handing it in at their headquarters. https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/petition-ofwat-must-say-no-to-thames-water-creditors #water #pollution #thames #ofwat #petition

🚨Check out this from We Own It
@we_ownit to #Ofwat regarding our #Water! #Environmental #Pollution MUST be stopped!👇 🤬
https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/ofwat-say-no-to-15-years-of-illegal-pollution-thames-water

#Thames Water wants to #pollute #illegally until 2040. #Ofwat must say NO
#Petition - We Own It

Dear Chris Walters, interim CEO of Ofwat,

Thames Water wants to pollute illegally until 2040. Ofwat must say no.

Deadline: Tuesday 21st October

#Petition:

https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/petition-ofwat-must-say-no-to-thames-water-creditors

#ThamesWater #greed #sewage #corruption #EcoCrime #water #feces #pollution
#WeOwnIt #RedReform #ToxicLabour #Starmer #Labour #WildSwiming #HealthRisks

#Thames Water wants to #pollute #illegally until 2040. #Ofwat must say NO
#Petition - We Own It

Dear Chris Walters, interim CEO of Ofwat,

Thames Water wants to pollute illegally until 2040. Ofwat must say no.

Deadline: Tuesday 21st October

#Petition:

https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/petition-ofwat-must-say-no-to-thames-water-creditors

#ThamesWater #greed #sewage #corruption #EcoCrime #water #feces #pollution
#WeOwnIt #RedReform #ToxicLabour #Starmer #Labour #WildSwiming #HealthRisks

#Thames Water wants to #pollute #illegally until 2040. #Ofwat must say NO
#Petition - We Own It

Dear Chris Walters, interim CEO of Ofwat,

Thames Water wants to pollute illegally until 2040. Ofwat must say no.

Deadline: Tuesday 21st October

#Petition:

https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/petition-ofwat-must-say-no-to-thames-water-creditors

#ThamesWater #greed #sewage #corruption #EcoCrime #water #feces #pollution
#WeOwnIt #RedReform #ToxicLabour #Starmer #Labour #WildSwiming #HealthRisks

#Thames Water wants to #pollute #illegally until 2040. #Ofwat must say NO
#Petition - We Own It

Dear Chris Walters, interim CEO of Ofwat,

Thames Water wants to pollute illegally until 2040. Ofwat must say no.

Deadline: Tuesday 21st October

#Petition:

https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/petition-ofwat-must-say-no-to-thames-water-creditors

#ThamesWater #greed #sewage #corruption #EcoCrime #water #feces #pollution
#WeOwnIt #RedReform #ToxicLabour #Starmer #Labour #WildSwiming #HealthRisks

#Thames Water wants to #pollute #illegally until 2040. #Ofwat must say NO
#Petition - We Own It

Dear Chris Walters, interim CEO of Ofwat,

Thames Water wants to pollute illegally until 2040. Ofwat must say no.

Deadline: Tuesday 21st October

#Petition:

https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/petition-ofwat-must-say-no-to-thames-water-creditors

#ThamesWater #greed #sewage #corruption #EcoCrime #water #feces #pollution
#WeOwnIt #RedReform #ToxicLabour #Starmer #Labour #WildSwiming #HealthRisks

🚨Urgent: Thames Water want permission from Ofwat to ILLEGALLY pollute rivers and seas until 2040. They want your bills to fill their pockets with gold, while they fill your rivers with sewage. Sign now. Tell Ofwat to say NO to Thames Water before Tuesday 21st October. https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/petition-ofwat-must-say-no-to-thames-water-creditors 📝 #Petition #Ofwat #WaterCompanies #WaterBills #ThamesWater #OceanPollution

Evidence of the elite & wealthy club? Wasted our £ so let's give them a bit more.😡

Pay shareholders & ignore all responsibilities (especially maintenance) then charge customers more.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/09/millions-of-households-face-jump-in-water-bills-after-regulator-backs-more-price-rises

#water #shareholders #costofliving #poverty #finance #money #corporate #private #ofwat #bills #regulators #RachelReeves #Labour #Government #CompetitionandMarketsAuthority #Competition #Markets #Authority #CMA #industry #economics #sewage #boss #customers #investment #infrastructure

The private water companies balls it up, the public has to pay for it. Whilst bonuses & dividends are still paid. What's the point of a reg. body?

#Ofwat #ThamesWater #AnglianWater #SouthernWater #Water #Bills

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg4jkexgl1o

The private water companies balls it up, the public has to pay for it. Whilst bonuses & dividends are still paid. What's the point of a reg. body?

#Ofwat #ThamesWater #AnglianWater #SouthernWater #Water #Bills

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg4jkexgl1o

The private water companies balls it up, the public has to pay for it. Whilst bonuses & dividends are still paid. What's the point of a reg. body?

#Ofwat #ThamesWater #AnglianWater #SouthernWater #Water #Bills

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg4jkexgl1o

“Millions of households face jump in water bills after regulator backs more price rises.” To be fair the regulators when their time is up will be looking for plum jobs in the water industry. #Privatisation the gift that keeps on giving! #Water #Ofwat

“English water companies have spent £16.6m fighting legal action against regulators and campaigners over environmental breaches such as illegal sewage spills.” Tsch! tsch! campaigners and regulators! Set the legal dogs on them. We can afford it. It’s the punters money. #Water #Pollution #Capitalism #Ofwat

“Ofwat chief executive to step down ahead of regulator’s abolition.” Will he get a plum job with a water company for being a good boy? #Water #Privatisation #Ofwat

So who here thinks the 'new opportunities' that David Black will be pursuing having resigned from being Head of OFWAT will include either joining the board(s) of water & sewage firms or offering expensive consultancy to these firms (possibly via an existing services firms)?

We can be sure however, that he will fail upwards.

#water #sewage #politics #OFWAT

h/t FT

The joy of OFWAT being disbanded is short-lived here in Wales.

OFWAT's responsibilities are transferred here to, er, Natural Resources Wales.

NRW long ago lost the trust of all 22 Welsh councils, widely regarded as a tin-eared, corrupt failure, whose recently-resigned director described as "incompetent".

We expect little to go wrong...

#water #ofwat #wales #cymru

“A drink from the Ankh would quite probably rob a man of his memory, or at least cause things to happen to him that he would in no account wish to recall.”
Terry Pratchett; Soul Music
#Discworld #Ofwat #WaterDayForWater #PrivatisationFails

“A drink from the Ankh would quite probably rob a man of his memory, or at least cause things to happen to him that he would in no account wish to recall.”
Terry Pratchett; Soul Music
#Discworld #Ofwat #WaterDayForWater #PrivatisationFails

“A drink from the Ankh would quite probably rob a man of his memory, or at least cause things to happen to him that he would in no account wish to recall.”
Terry Pratchett; Soul Music
#Discworld #Ofwat #WaterDayForWater #PrivatisationFails

“A drink from the Ankh would quite probably rob a man of his memory, or at least cause things to happen to him that he would in no account wish to recall.”
Terry Pratchett; Soul Music
#Discworld #Ofwat #WaterDayForWater #PrivatisationFails

“A drink from the Ankh would quite probably rob a man of his memory, or at least cause things to happen to him that he would in no account wish to recall.”
Terry Pratchett; Soul Music
#Discworld #Ofwat #WaterDayForWater #PrivatisationFails

Just going to repeat something.

#Ofwat ALWAYS had teeth.

It could have fined any water company 10% of its turnover at any time. It chose never to do so. So what confidence do we have that this new organisation will be more effective?

Why was #WaterPrivatisation not mentioned in Cunliffe's report today

Not one word

As far as I can see, the only thing that qualifies Sir Jon Cunliffe to conduct this review is that he has an Order of the Bath. 🛁 🤨 #Ofwat www.bbc.com/news/article...

Water industry review: Will th...

Fergal Sharkey talks about #WaterPrivatisation

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Thur Southern Water boss doubles salary

Fri announcement of 60% increase in serious pollution incidents

YESTERDAY g'ment put together a raft of stuff which upon examination was nothing more than what the previous Tory g'ment was saying and nothing to do with this industry at all

And then Cunliffe puts out a recommendation to abolish #Ofwat but I don't think he can have that without want wanting to get rid of Environment Agency.

I am not optimistic that this review of the water industry is going to bring meaningful improvements.

Given that the scope of the review explicitly ruled out nationalisation before the review even started, how can we be sure that keeping the water industry in private hands is the best option?

Especially as experience so far tells us that privatisation has failed miserably.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4g8dx94jr4t

#Ofwat #Water #CunliffeReport #ShitInRivers