The 11 water companies that have to take money off your bills

Water firms have been criticised for dumping sewage in rivers and the ocean (Image: PA)

Households will get nearly £150 million taken off their payments after 11 water firms had been fined for polluting the ocean and rivers with sewage.

The businesses had been additionally penalised by the water regulator Ofwat for lacking provide targets and air pollution incidents.

Tens of millions of kilos price of fines shall be given again to prospects within the type of invoice reductions, which you received’t have to say for.

Thames Water and Southern Water had been discovered to be the worst performers and must return £80 million to billpayers.

Nevertheless, different firms which exceeded their targets will have the ability to get better extra money from their prospects – which means payments may enhance.

Severn Trent Water did notably nicely within the Ofwat evaluate and might enhance buyer funds by £63 million within the 12 months forward.

However some reductions may very well be offset by inflation-linked value rises.

Ofwat confirmed all 17 water firms shall be permitted to extend prices consistent with inflation, which hit 8.6% within the 12 months to August.

Which water companies are being pressured to scale back payments?

• Thames Water
• Southern Water
• Northumbrian Water
• Yorkshire Water
• South West Water
• Anglian Water
• Dŵr Cymru
• South East Water
• Affinity Water
• Hafren Dyfrdwy
• SES Water

Water firms have been blamed for letting sewage enter the ocean

Southern Water is without doubt one of the worst performing firms (Image: PA)

Many individuals have come throughout sewage within the sea whereas visiting the seaside (Image: Getty)

Thames Water are additionally underneath fireplace by the regulator (Image: PA)

Some prospects may see reductions of their water payments (Image: PA)

Ofwat chief govt David Black mentioned: ‘We anticipate firms to enhance their efficiency yearly; the place they fail to take action, we'll maintain them to account.

‘All water firms have to earn again the belief of shoppers and the general public and we'll proceed to problem the sector to enhance.’

The evaluate comes amid higher scrutiny of water firms after a summer season of heatwaves and hosepipe bans.

In August, Mr Black mentioned he had ‘concern’ about various water firms after leaks.

Disturbing footage of uncooked sewage being dumped into the ocean has triggered fury in latest months.

Final 12 months, uncooked sewage was launched into rivers and alongside the coast 372,533 instances in 2021, with discharges totalling 2,667,452 hours.

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