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12.03.26 - 11:12
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Welsh Water apologises as Ofwat sets out £44.7m enforcement plan (The Guardian)
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Proposed package comes after regulator finds 'serious and unacceptable breaches' in how company operatesWelsh Water is to pay a proposed £44.7m after the industry regulator found “serious and unacceptable” breaches in the supplier's sewage and network services.Ofwat said Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water failed to properly operate, maintain and upgrade its wastewater network to ensure it could cope with levels of sewage and wastewater, and did not have adequate processes in place or oversight by senior bosses. Continue reading......
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11.03.26 - 13:24
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′Severe water stress′: why desalination plants are the Gulf′s greatest weakness (The Guardian)
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Recent attack on plants led to fears of escalating strikes, but Iran knows drought has left it equally vulnerableMiddle East crisis – live updatesIn 1983, the CIA determined that the most crucial commodity in the Gulf was its desalinated potable water.Although the loss of a single plant could be handled, “successful attacks on several plants in the most dependent countries could generate a national crisis that could lead to panic flights from the country and civil unrest”. And the greatest threat to the region's water supply? “Iran.” Continue reading......
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10.03.26 - 09:12
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Millions in England to pay higher water bills after suppliers appeal (The Guardian)
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Anglian, Southern, Wessex and South East allowed to raise charges more than originally allowed by watchdogBusiness live – latest updatesMillions of households in England will pay even higher water bills than previously expected, after the competition regulator gave its final verdict on industry spending plans for the coming years.Five water companies had appealed to the Competition and Markets Authority to let them raise bills higher than was initially allowed by Ofwat, the industry watchdog. On Tuesday, the CMA said it would let them raise annual bills by an extra 2.2% on average. Continue reading......
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10.03.26 - 02:36
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"Legacy Of Imbeciles": Corpus Christi Careens Toward Water-Shortage Catastrophe (ZeroHedge)
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"Legacy Of Imbeciles": Corpus Christi Careens Toward Water-Shortage Catastrophe
Submitted by Dylan Baddour via Inside Climate News (emphasis ours),
The imminent depletion of water supplies in Corpus Christi threatens to cut off the flow of jet fuel to Texas airports and other oil exports from one of the nation's largest petroleum ports, triggering potential shockwaves through energy markets in Texas and beyond.
Without significant rainfall, Corpus Christi is headed for a “water emergency” within months and total depletion of the system next year, according to the city's website.
“The impacts are going to be felt tremendously through the state, if not internationally,” said Sean Strawbridge, former CEO of the Port of Corpus Christi Authority, the nation's top port for crude oil exports, in a 40-minute interview Thursday. “This should be no surprise to anybody. We were talking about this over a decade ago.”
Other current and former officials, alarmed at what they call a ...
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09.03.26 - 09:42
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Yorkshire Water receives fresh funding despite sewage fines and pay row (The Guardian)
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Private equity group EQT to take 42% stake as supplier faces scrutiny over environmental record and CEO's payBusiness live – latest updatesA leading European investor will pump fresh funding into Yorkshire Water including helping to cover a £600m loan, despite recent heavy sewage fines and a scandal over executive pay at the utility firm.EQT, a Swedish private equity group, said on Monday it would take a 42% stake in Kelda Holdings, the Jersey-registered parent company of Yorkshire Water, which has 5.7 million customers across Yorkshire and parts of the East Midlands and Lincolnshire. Continue reading......
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