Ofwat letting water firms charge twice to tackle sewage, court to hear

<p>River Action bringing legal action against water regulator over who should foot bill for firms’ past failures to invest</p><p>Ofwat is unlawfully allowing water companies to charge customers twice to fund more than £100bn of investment to reduce sewage pollution, campaigners will allege in court on Tuesday.</p><p>Lawyers for River Action say the bill increases being allowed by Ofwat – which amount to an average of £123 a year per household – mean customers will be paying again for improvements to achieve environmental compliance that should have been funded from their previous bills.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/04/ofwat-letting-water-firms-charge-twice-to-tackle-sewage-court-to-hear">Continue reading...</a>