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The regulator Ofwat sets limits on how much water companies can increase their prices. ... with Thames Water customers facing an increase of £99 or 23%, Anglian customers looking at £66 or 13% ...
Bill rises for all companies until 2030 have already been announced by the regulator Ofwat, with Thames Water bills rising from an average £435.56 to £534.79 – a 22.8 per cent increase.
As of 2022, Thames Water extracts, treats and supplies 2.5 billion litres (550 million imperial gallons) of drinking water per day using 97 water treatment works, 308 clean water pumping stations and 31,100 km (19,300 mi) of managed water mains to 10.2 million customers (4 million properties) across London and the Thames Valley. [63]
Wessex Water customers will see the lowest increase with a 21 per cent bill rise. Meanwhile, around 16million Thames Water customers will see an increase of 35 per cent.
The Chingford South works abstracts water from the surface waters of the William Girling and King George V reservoirs at up to 40 million litre per day (Ml/d) available throughout the year, and up to 18 Ml/d from the North London Abstraction and Recharge scheme boreholes for up to six months of the year. [1]
It is comparable to other bottled cheap beverages (soda, beer, ...). Retail prices vary widely between countries, brands, bottle sizes (0.33 liter to 20 liters) and place of sale (supermarket, fair, restaurant etc.). They range from US$0.05 to US$6 per liter, equivalent to US$50 to US$6,000 per cubic meter.
England's largest water and sewerage service provider is Thames Water. Thames Water supplies drinking water to 9 million customers in London and the Thames Valley, and loses 600m litres of water per day. [36]
In addition, water companies are set to push for bills to rise by at least 40 per cent to deal with escalated costs related to climate change and sewage disposal.