UK Water Regulator Will ‘Hold Companies to Account’ Amid Drought

UK Water Regulator Will ‘Hold Companies to Account’ Amid Drought
Low water level in the Woodhead reservoir in Glossop, England, on July 21, 2022. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
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The head of Britain’s water regulator said it will take water companies to task over leaks and prices as the nation faces hosepipe bans.

“We set challenging, achievable targets of water companies, leakage being one of them,” David Black, CEO of The Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat) told BBC Radio 4 on Aug. 16.