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an unnecessary burden upon their dividend delivery.
Odd that a (quasi)private corporation created primarily to extract profit isn’t the best choice to provide essential public services.
Eseman-
Yes, who could have predicted that setting up private monopolies would result in distant, unresponsive corporations?
Havng attended some meetings with Thames Water, in the last few years, it is astonishing how little Thames Water actually do.
In this area Lanes are the term contractor for routine sewer maintenance, (removal of blockages etc).
Cappagh are the guys who do any digging, (replacement of failed manholes etc),
Jacobs maintain an inventory of assets.Thames Water seem to do little other than negotiate with OfWat and lobby Parliament.
mespilus
My understanding is the lack of ferric sulphate at waste water treatment works,
(where it is used to precipitate phosphate),
is nothing to do with Southern Water failing yet again to cope with peak storm water flows that flush sewage through their inadequate network(s?).
The UK was a driving force in writing the EU Water Directive(s?)
We have good ecological awareness and adquately funded campaigning orgainisations and pressure groups. What we also have is a supine government that relies upon the inadequately resourced Environment Agency to prosecute water companies who regard building sufficient storage to cope with peak storm water flows as an unnecessary burden upon their dividend delivery.