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South East Water to pay £30.5m penalty after multiple supply failures
UK NewsBusiness•July 14, 2026 at 12:26 PMNational

South East Water to pay £30.5m penalty after multiple supply failures

By Lauren Almeida•The Guardian - UK News

Ofwat says repeated errors led to ‘real disruption and hardship for residents and businesses across many years’Business live – latest updatesSouth East Water will pay £30.5m after a series of supply interruptions, customer failings and for breaching its licence, the regulator Ofwat has said.The watchdog said the redress package concluded three investigations into the supplier and included a previously proposed £22m fine for water supply failures between 2020 and 2023 affecting more than 286,000 people. Continue reading...

Ofwat says repeated errors led to ‘real disruption and hardship for residents and businesses across many years’

South East Water will pay £30.5m after a series of supply interruptions, customer failings and for breaching its licence, the regulator Ofwat has said.

The watchdog said the redress package concluded three investigations into the supplier and included a previously proposed £22m fine for water supply failures between 2020 and 2023 affecting more than 286,000 people.

Continue reading...