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In June 2018 regulators made Thames Water pay £65 million to customers, among other reasons because they failed to repair leaks. [83] In June 2023, Freedom of Information requests revealed that Thames Water leak levels were at their highest for five years. It was estimated to be losing 630 million litres (140 million imperial gallons) a day. [84]
Water is abstracted from the River Thames downstream of Penton Hook Weir at up to 200,000,000 imp gal (910,000,000 L; 240,000,000 US gal) [8] and flows via the 1.26 km Laleham Aqueduct to a pumping station (51°24'56.0"N 0°28'36.9"W) at the western embankment of the reservoir. The pumping station lifts water into the reservoir.
When Thames Water was privatised in 1989 it had no debt. However, over the years it borrowed heavily. Thames now needs to raise about £4bn in new equity too, which would not need to be paid back.
When Thames Water was privatised in 1989 it had no debt. However, over the years it borrowed heavily. A large proportion of that was added when Macquarie, an Australian infrastructure bank, owned ...
A water supplier to more than 450,000 businesses and public sector groups has reportedly emerged as one of the leading contenders to rescue stricken Thames Water ahead of this week’s deadline ...
In 1989 the Thames Water Authority was partly privatised, under the provisions of the Water Act 1989 [3] with the water and sewage responsibilities transferring to the newly established publicly quoted company of Thames Water, and the regulatory, land drainage and navigation responsibilities transferring to the newly created National Rivers Authority which later became the Environment Agency.
Beckton Sewage Treatment Works, formerly known as Barking Sewage Works, is a large sewage treatment plant in Beckton in the east London Borough of Newham, operated by Thames Water. Since construction first began in 1864, the plant has been extended numerous times and now covers over 100 hectares (250 acres) - the largest sewage treatment works ...