I’m boycotting my Thames Water bills over sewage — and now I’ve been proven right

I’m boycotting my Thames Water bills over sewage — and now I’ve been proven right

A water bill boycotter who has refused to pay Thames Water for over two years due to sewage spills has said a recent pollution report has vindicated his campaign. England’s water company ratings dropped to their lowest level on record after sewage pollution last year hit a new high, the Environment Agency (EA) report found, with eight of nine water companies rated as poor and needing improvement. Since 2011, the EA has rated each company in Engl…

Polluting Thames Water is rated officially as England’s worst

England's water companies got their worst combined ratings for environmental performance in 2024, with Thames Water - the private monopoly utility company that serves most of Croydon - being given the lowest rating of one star for "poor" performance. Thames and seven of the other eight companies were rated as "needing improvement". Only one company…