British water companies face $1-billion lawsuits over pollution, law firm says

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The lawsuits follow the biggest wave of public criticism over the dumping of raw sewage and the poor quality of rivers and beaches since the British water industry was privatized in 1989

Six British water companies are facing lawsuits valued at over 800 million pounds brought on behalf of millions of customers for allegedly overcharging customers by under-reporting sewage discharges, a law firm said on Wednesday.

A 330 million-pound case against Severn Trent was filed at London’s Competition Appeal Tribunal , law firm Leigh Day said in a statement. Water companies have pushed back against the proposed claims, describing them as “highly speculative”. A spokesperson for industry body Water U.K. said: “This highly speculative claim is entirely without merit.”

 

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