Water companies caught using their own sewage crisis to overcharge US to fix it

Water companies caught using their own sewage crisis to overcharge US to fix it

Water companies in England and Wales are spending around six times more on fixing the sewage system than comparable countries like Denmark, where water is publicly owned and locally operated. The regulator Ofwat passes on costs for privately-owned infrastructure investments onto the public through bill increases. Water companies have “unbelievably high costs”… apparently.. Campaign group Windrush Against Sewage Pollution (WASP) found that privat…

Our water is filthy. It's time to float the idea of renationalisation

The government is talking up a full renationalisation of British Steel. Water should be next in line for public ownership.

UK water sector faces massive �290-bn upgrade costs

London (AFP) April 25, 2025 Britain's water sector will need to pour GBP290 billion ($386 billion) into its outdated infrastructure over the next 25 years to meet environmental and supply challenges, the public spending watchdog warned Friday. Water companies, privatised since 1989, have come under fire in Britain for allowing the discharge of large quantities of sewage into rivers and the sea. This has been blamed o