South East Water face £22m fine – but that clearly hasn’t been enough to stop it

On 5 March, Ofwat proposed a fine of over £22m to lax water firm South East Water. The news comes on the heels of an investigation into the companies repeated failures across 2020-2023. These supply disruptions affected upwards of 286,000 people. Often, customers were left without running water, meaning they were unable to bathe, clean […] By Alex/Rose Cocker