Thames Water

Reports: Environment Agency advised water companies to prepare for 'low climate change' scenario

Policy

Reports: Environment Agency advised water companies to prepare for 'low climate change' scenario

Reports of government promotion of unrealistic climate scenarios come as Liberal Democrats accuse Thames Water of deliberately holding back sewage discharge data

clock 10 August 2023 • 6 min read
'Reckless failure': Thames Water hit with £3.3m fine over Gatwick river pollution

Biodiversity

'Reckless failure': Thames Water hit with £3.3m fine over Gatwick river pollution

Raw sewage pumped into the Gatwick Stream and River Mole in East Sussex is thought to have killed thousands of fish

clock 04 July 2023 • 4 min read
Water crisis: Ministers step up drought planning, as fears grow over future of Thames Water

Management

Water crisis: Ministers step up drought planning, as fears grow over future of Thames Water

National Drought Group meets to discuss how to ensure security of water supplies following sustained dry period

clock 29 June 2023 • 3 min read
Water companies ordered to shave £150m off customer bills after missing environmental targets

Energy

Water companies ordered to shave £150m off customer bills after missing environmental targets

England and Wales water regulator Ofwat hands out financial penalties to 11 firms for missing supply, biodiversity, pollution and sewer flooding goals

clock 03 October 2022 • 3 min read

Management

Thames Water fined £2m over 'reckless' and 'avoidable' sewage pollution

Water firm ordered to pay up after raw sewage polluted an Oxfordshire stream in 2015, killing almost 150 fish

clock 04 January 2019 • 2 min read

Investment

Thames Water inks funding deal with pollution-linked interest rates

Water supplier agrees £1.4bn revolving credit facility that offers cheaper interest rates as reward for boosting ESG performance

clock 04 December 2018 • 2 min read

Infrastructure

Thames Water hit with £8.5m fine over 'unacceptable' leaks

Watchdog says failure to meet commitment to tackle leaks justifies maximum automatic fine for utility, but there is better news for the company's clean energy efforts

clock 14 June 2017 • 3 min read

Legislation

Thames Water hit by record £20m pollution fine

Judge rules company guilty of 'wholly unacceptable' pollution that saw 1.5 billion litres of untreated sewage released into the River Thames

clock 22 March 2017 • 3 min read