Water Woes
Now that the country has been ‘sveltering’ four days in a row (well, the temperature is in the double figures), after suffering the wettest May in 27 years, the media are resuming their publicity drive to draw attention to the ‘worst water shortage since 1976’.
But disquiet is already mounting after figures reveal that Thames water still loses 1/3 of its supply through leakage—despite reporting a profit of 256.5 million pounds every year. That’s almost a pound for every gallon it leaks out of its ageing pipes every day.
The regulator Offwat is considering imposing the ‘nuclear option’. A £ 100 million fine may help the companies to finally address the problem—for which they are allowed to issue consumers with higher bills, naturally.
Non-payment of bills is one of the evils cited by the providers struggling to meet demands. Meanwhile, last week, we experienced yet another red letter day as the water company threatened to take action for non payment unless we comply within seven days. We have yet to receive the original bill.
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