UK water companies offer apology and £10bn investment for sewage spills

Water Companies Apologise for Sewage Spills, Announce £10 Billion Modernisation Plan

Water and sewage companies in England have apologised for sewage spills in rivers and seas and announced the biggest modernisation of sewers since the Victorian era. The upgrade of the sewage system will cost £10 billion in the next 10 years, announced Water UK, a membership body representing the UK water industry. To make amends for the spills of untreated sewage onto beaches and into rivers over the past few years, Water UK plans to make the l…

Water companies promise biggest modernisation of sewers ‘since Victorian era’

The biggest modernisation of sewers “since the Victorian era” is planned by the water industry, as companies apologised for not acting quickly…

Yorkshire Water boss apologies for sewage discharge into Wharfe

THE boss of Yorkshire Water has apologised to customers for sewage appearing in rivers including the Wharfe.

Water companies apologise and pledge investment - but customers will have to pay

There were an average of 824 sewage spills every day in 2022 (Picture: Getty) Water companies have apologised for not acting quickly enough to tackle waste spills in rivers and beaches as the industry announced the biggest modernisation of sewers ‘since the Victorian era’. Environment Agency figures earlier this year showed there were a total of 301,091 sewage spills in 2022, an average of 824 a day. Ruth Kelly, chair of Water UK, said: ‘The mes…

Sewage Spills Push Apologetic UK Water Companies to Spend More - BNN Bloomberg

UK water companies have publicly apologized and laid out a multi-billion pound modernization plan to curb the volume of sewage spilling into England’s rivers after months of public outcry.

Water firms say sorry for sewage and unveil biggest modernisation of sewers 'since Victorian era'

Water companies have apologised for not acting quickly enough to tackle sewage spills as they announce the biggest modernisation of sewers "since the Victorian era".