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...The water company is owned by a clutch of investors, including pension funds Omers and USS, and the Abu Dhabi and Chinese sovereign wealth funds....
...The proposed bill increases come amid widespread anger against water companies for high leakage rates and for tipping unknown quantities of raw sewage and storm water into the sea, lakes and rivers....
...Three water companies — South East Water, Sutton and East Surrey Water and Portsmouth Water — all lack internal audit functions, the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors said in a letter to Ofwat chief...
...The increases are partly due to more monitoring of the 14,318 storm overflow pipes, which release untreated sewage and storm water into coastal waters and rivers when it rains....
...In a statement on Thursday, Thames said it was still hoping to agree a business plan with regulator Ofwat that was “affordable for customers, deliverable and financeable for Thames Water, as well as investible...
...Water UK, which represents the industry, said: “Water companies are committed to robust monitoring of storm overflows across England and Wales....
...Gill Plimmer and Jim Pickard’s update on the Thames Water fiasco (“Sunak aide assigned to steer Thames Water talks”, Report, March 23) is a sign of what’s to come....
...have sustainable water supplies and sanitation....
...Thames Water has been lobbying Ofwat to agree to steep increases in water bills as well as concessions on regulatory fines and an agreement that it can continue to pay dividends....
...However, the increased incidence and severity of droughts, and a growing awareness of the links between water and climate change, are now pushing water on to the radar of entrepreneurs and investors....
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...“The water pan is a treasure, it is gold,” he says. Using collected rainwater to irrigate fields may seem like an obvious, and easy, way to improve farming and conserve water....
...Thames Water and Kemble did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Additional reporting by Robert Smith...
...Paris had attempted to water down the law even more last week, despite having secured concessions on the banking sector in December....
...In Singapore and China, by contrast, water is treated as a cabinet-level issue....
...Chinese coast guard and militia boats recently rammed Philippine ships and used a water cannon and laser against sailors. Such antics may seem small beer....
...And, in 2020, another Nasa instrument detected the presence of water molecules even in sunlit areas....
...For would-be chip rivals, this week’s event was a daunting reminder of the speed at which Nvidia is moving and the sheer range of complementary technologies it is building. richard.waters@ft.com...
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...A large proportion of UK infrastructure is owned by overseas investors and the water sector is no exception....
...and water use figures....
...Without fresh equity Thames would have to slash costs and investment and focus squarely on cash preservation....
...At Anglian Water, our “alliancing” model brings on board partners and drives an integrated approach to project delivery....
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