Water Utilities have announced they will spend £10bn on sewerage upgrades. This spending will be passed on by increasing bills by around £90 a year.

Since privatisation Water Utilities have accrued £54bn in debt. In the same time they have paid out over £65.9bn to shareholders in dividends.

Fully expecting Water Utilities to (quietly) announce a further £11bn in payments to shareholders in the not so distant future.

#waterutilities #sewerage

Shysters Gallery: Steve Mogford of major polluter United Utilities retired on 31 March and in the months beforehand sold his shares for just under £1.4m. The company’s pipes spilled sewage into the River Ellen, near the Lake District. (Source; The Guardian) #waterutilities #sewageuk

Groundwater-Capture Trench to Aid Response https://www.constructionequipmentguide.com/groundwater-capture-trench-to-aid-response/60615?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Environmental #trenching #WaterUtilities #Construction

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Vermont Initiative Awards $12.6M to Improve Mobile Home Water System https://www.constructionequipmentguide.com/vermont-initiative-awards-126m-to-improve-mobile-home-water-system/59939?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #funding #Vermont #WaterUtilities #Construction

Ulliman Schutte Works to Improve Water Reclamation Facility in Ohio https://www.constructionequipmentguide.com/ulliman-schutte-works-to-improve-water-reclamation-facility-in-ohio/59737?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Construction #Ohio #Sewer #WaterUtilities