Simon Jack asks what reform of the troubled sector could mean for customers and their bills.

When tap water turns toxic in Cornwall, a public health disaster leads to accusations of a cover-up and the search for the truth. The story of Britain’s biggest mass poisoning.

Jenny Jones, a Green Party peer, has decided to stop paying the sewage element of her Thames Water bill in protest against the company's pollution of Britain’s rivers and coastlines. She argues that water companies like Thames Water are failing in their duties by discharging raw sewage into waterways while simultaneously imposing hosepipe bans despite record rainfall. Jones criticizes the government for not holding these firms accountable, noting that a significant portion of water bills funds debt repayments to shareholders rather than infrastructure improvements. She calls for nationalization of water companies, claiming public opinion supports renationalisation but the government inflates costs by including debts in its valuation. The article highlights systemic failures in water management, with leaks wasting a fifth of England and Wales' supply, and deteriorating ecosystems threatening swimmers and wildlife. Jones faces legal threats from Thames Water for her non-payment stance, echoing past resistance to the poll tax, and remains determined to challenge the system despite personal risks.

The last thing states and localities should be doing is making expensive, risky deals with shadowy private investors

In New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and other states, investor-owned water/sewer utilities have recognized concern about PFAS chemicals and the…

About a dozen states have passed legislation to promote sales of water and wastewater utilities. Although private money can fund upgrades, environmentalists say drinking water shouldn't be a for-profi...

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The last thing states and localities should be doing is making expensive, risky deals with shadowy private investors

The last thing states and localities should be doing is making expensive, risky deals with shadowy private investors

State-appointed receiver releases request for qualifications to cash out the public water, sewer and stormwater assets, which will likely raise prices dramatically on the region

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