Something in the water?

[reohn2]

As I posted up thread,Captialism........

Sorry - still in shock !!

I'm not surprised!

[Bonefishblues]

So, have I got this right? The water companies spend 3 decades doing flip all except trouser our rates and then when the amount of raw sewage they deliberately pour into our rivers becomes unmissable, they cry "Alackaday, woe is us - the sewers are old & crumbly and we must fix them - and btw you're paying..."!!
This can't be lawful, can it ??

Ofwat with you.

[reohn2]

So, have I got this right? The water companies spend 3 decades doing flip all except trouser our rates and then when the amount of raw sewage they deliberately pour into our rivers becomes unmissable, they cry "Alackaday, woe is us - the sewers are old & crumbly and we must fix them - and btw you're paying..."!!
This can't be lawful, can it ??

Ofwat with you.

And a toothless grin to you.

[Bonefishblues]

So, have I got this right? The water companies spend 3 decades doing flip all except trouser our rates and then when the amount of raw sewage they deliberately pour into our rivers becomes unmissable, they cry "Alackaday, woe is us - the sewers are old & crumbly and we must fix them - and btw you're paying..."!!
This can't be lawful, can it ??

Ofwat with you.

And a toothless grin to you.

Oh unfair. Look what they do...

We work to ensure value for money, keeping water affordable even for those on low incomes.
We put the environment at the heart of everything we do, ensuring that water companies protect and improve the environment for future generations
We listen to household and business customers, through research and engagement to understand how customer needs are changing. Our #ListenCareShare campaign shows how we listened to customers experiences during Covid-19.
We look for innovative ways to tackle challenges, such as nature-based solutions, or better use of data. Our Innovation Fund provides up to £200m of funding for water companies and their partners to help build the sector's capacity to innovate.
We ensure that water companies are run with a clear public purpose, adding value for customers and communities as well as shareholders
Our strategy, Time To Act Together, sets out the three goals we have set ourselves to achieve this:

To transform water companies' performance
To drive water companies to meet long-term challenges, such as climate change, through increased collaboration and partnerships
For water companies to provide greater public value, delivering more for customers, society and the environment.

My buttock they do.

[reohn2]

Oh! you are aweful,but I like you(typed in my best Dick Emery voice)

[Bonefishblues]

We are both of an era, sadly

[mattheus]

AIBot! Write me a meaningless yet modern-sounding mission statement, with 3 sub-clauses, that allows us free reign in all our actions for ever more:

Our strategy, Time To Act Together, sets out the three goals we have set ourselves to achieve this:

To transform water companies' performance
To drive water companies to meet long-term challenges, such as climate change, through increased collaboration and partnerships
For water companies to provide greater public value, delivering more for customers, society and the environment.

[reohn2]

We are both of an era, sadly

It was a good era though

[francovendee]

We are both of an era, sadly

It was a good era though

Yes a good era, what went wrong?

[reohn2]

We are both of an era, sadly

It was a good era though

Yes a good era, what went wrong?

Quite a lot

[Jdsk]

"Revealed: warning to ministers over privatised water kept secret since 2002":
https://www.theguardian.com/environment ... since-2002

Typical counter-productive keeping things from the public. And this time by a public regulator. We can judge for ourselves whether this is in the public interest.

And any contractor who wants to work on the basis of "commercial confidence" should be told not to bother responding to tenders.

Jonathan

[Psamathe]

Water companies just don't understand

Water firm to pay shareholders £300m despite anger over leaks and pollution
The decision by United Utilities to hand more than £300m to shareholders has prompted fresh anger over water companies’ multimillion-pound payouts, at a time when the industry is under pressure to spend more on tackling leaks and stopping sewage pollution.

The company, which supplies more than 3m homes and 200,000 businesses across the north-west of England, from Carlisle to Crewe, had the unenviable title of England’s most polluting water company last year, according to Environment Agency data.
...

And they expect customers to pay to stop them illegally pouring sewage into our rivers and seas (given we've been paying them for years for provision that does not pollute ...).

Ian

[Psamathe]

(Older thread "reactivation")
I have a suspicion that the Thames Water issues being discussed between Thames Water, Gov. & OFWAT are as much of a test case as a specific Thames Water issue.

Maybe I'm being too conspiracy theorist but I'm wondering if Thames Water are maybe the most vulnerable water company finance wise and thus the most likely to get 40% customer price increases through. And if they do get it through, so all the other water companies will be in with plans to get customers to finance work they should have been paying for for years (instead of shareholder dividends).

Ian