"Water Crisis: South East Water to Pay £30.5m in Fines and Compensation A scathing report from the UK's water regulator, Ofwat, has criticized South East Water for years of repeated errors that led to widespread disruptions and hardship for residents and businesses. The company's failure to maintain a reliable water supply resulted in supply interruptions affecting over 286,000 people between 2020 and 2023. The regulator has now imposed a £30.5m penalty on the supplier, which includes a previously proposed £22m fine for breaching its licence. The move is seen as a major blow to the company, which will also have to provide compensation to those affected by its failures."
Ofwat says repeated errors led to ‘real disruption and hardship for residents and businesses across many years’Business live – latest updatesSouth East Water will pay £30.5m after a series of supply interruptions, customer failings and for breaching its licence, the regulator Ofwat has said.The watchdog said the redress package concluded three investigations into the supplier and included a previously proposed £22m fine for water supply failures between 2020 and 2023 affecting more than 286,000 people. Continue reading...
