Why water companies fail to invest

This week a Freedom of Information request uncovered the water industry’s shamefully slow progress in providing its plan to tackle the sewage crisis. Water UK promised to release a £10bn national overflows plan in May 2023, in response to an urgent request from Government. It’s easy to see why. As Professor David Hall explains in this extract from our We Own It livestream, they just don’t want to invest if they can get away with it. Want to know more about the state of our water? Head to Fed up with Thames Water? Sign our petition to bring it into public ownership now! Don’t forget to like this video and subscribe to our channel!