First court appearance for five UK water companies
Anglian Water, Northumbrian Water, Severn Trent Water, United Utilities and Yorkshire Water are accused of underreporting sewage incidents and overcharging customers.
Anglian Water, Northumbrian Water, Severn Trent Water, United Utilities and Yorkshire Water are accused of underreporting sewage incidents and overcharging customers.
Ofwat has new powers to impose fines of up to 10% of the company’s turnover for poor customer service but can’t tell companies to compensate customers.
Lawsuits against Anglian Water, Northumbrian Water, United Utilities and Yorkshire Water follow an earlier claim against Severn Water.
The first environmental collective action claim has today been launched against Severn Trent Water: five more are due to follow.