Thames Water plans: Conservative Govt needs to get their act together
Responding to news that Thames Water has proposed to draw off tens of millions of litres of water a day from the Thames and replace it with treated effluent from the large Mogden sewage works in West London, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson, Munira Wilson MP, said:
"These plans are deeply concerning. Thames Water already have a terrible record at protecting our rivers. In last two years they've dumped raw sewage into our rivers over 33,000 times for over 370,000 hours. How can be trust them to protect the Thames now?
"Meanwhile they're losing 635m litres of water everyday to leaks they're failing to fix - if they sorted this these plans might not be needed. Meanwhile in the last two years their top execs were paid £6.1 million including £2.9 million in bonuses.
"The Conservative Government desperately needs to get their act together and force water companies to act in a responsible way."
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