Water companies face a record £168m combined fine for sewage spills

Thames Water, Yorkshire Water and Northumbrian Water face £168m fines by the industry regulator over historic sewage spills Three of England’s biggest water companies have been handed £168 million of fines by the industry regulator, following the discovery of a “catalogue of failure” and “excessive spills”.

The regulator’s Chief Executive David Black said: “Ofwat has uncovered a catalogue of failure by Thames Water, Yorkshire Water and Northumbrian Water in how they ran their sewage works and this resulted in excessive spills from storm overflows.Ofwat found that the three water companies had failed to adequately invest and maintain their networks, meaning sewage was repeatedly released into the country’s waterways.

The regulator has proposed fines of £104m for Thames Water and £47m for Yorkshire Water, £17m for Northumbrian Water.

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