Pete Devery

10 million Thames Water customers taking 4 minute showers wouldn't have been enough to offset the amount of water that leaked from their pipes in one day - get the feeling the problem isn't us?

🚿 Had your 4‑minute shower? 💧 Thames Water leaks 600 million litres every day — enough water for 150 million 4-minute showers. 📊 Watch the real‑time leak counter now: 👉 bit.ly/ThamesLeaks 🔁 It’s not on us. It’s on them. #ThamesLeaks #HosepipeBan #SpecialMeasuresNow

🚿 Had your 4-minute shower this morning? Now wake up to Thames Water losing 600 million litres of water every day = 15 million showers. 📊 Watch the leak counter now: 👉 bit.ly/ThamesLeaks 🔁 It’s not on us. It’s on them. #ThamesLeaks #HosepipeBan #SpecialMeasuresNow

Meanwhile in other news the water industry rich list. The men and women that have been paid a combined total of £278 million in just 11 years. That by the way is your money. dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…

The true cost of nationalising water is close to nothing. No one pays full price for bust companies. Very often, they go for £1. Why do ministers keep lying, or are they really stupid enough not to know?

A government report into British water companies has concluded they are not operating efficiently. No shit, would be a good starting point

Labour minsters caught regurgitating failed Tory policies of the past. Why on earth have ministers exposed themselves so badly on all of this stuff, 👇 Are ministers really not paying attention to any of this stuff or are they just been really, really badly advised?

Today’s announcement by @stevereedMP on sewage spills isn’t new. I reported it over a week ago from @TheRiverSummit …although from my calculations the target has now been put back by a minimum of 6 months. @ClaireZambuni @AnglingTrust @WildTroutTrust @OrvisUK @bbcsoutheast

.@SteveReedMP has been out today trumpeting a goal to cut sewage spills 50% by 2030 against 2024 levels But Ofwat said last year that water co spending would cut spills 45% by 2030 against 2021 levels Reed goal gets you 225,199 sewage spills in 2030 Ofwat gets you 204,893!

Steve Reed pledges 50% cut in storm overflows by Dec 2029, using 2024’s wet year baseline e.g. River Mole >13,000 spill hrs. High baseline means easier cuts, to 2022’s average, but risk modest ecological gains if treated effluent quality remains poor as P cuts target biggest STWs

Environment Agency Chair Alan Lovell says: "The water industry must act urgently to prevent pollution." We agree — but water companies won’t act on their own. When nearly a quarter of all water company sites breach permits it's clear that current regulation is not working.…

Barely believable that water companies pollution events could go up again in 2024, but yes, a huge rise of 60%! And guess who’s the worst of the rotten lot, of course it’s Thames Water. share.google/hiQ1uceZdGWtfz…

Water companies have taken more than £70bn in dividends, leaving the public with leaking pipes and polluted rivers. It's time for the government to nationalise water, to ensure firefighters have access to clean water supply to safely tackle fires.

Southern water has imposed a hosepipe ban on areas in Hampshire and IOW which rely on the chalk streams for water. These are in danger of drying up. Many chalk streams in England are being sucked dry. Water companies are applying to abstract rivers below ecologically safe levels

Environment charities under huge pressure from Government to silence their opposition to the planning bill - theguardian.com/politics/2025/…

Worrying times for chalk streams. Temperature is a big issue. On the @RiverChess we have see levels over 20degrees c already this year. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Thames Water has announced a hosepipe ban that will affect over 1m people around the UK. @bbcnickrobinson asks Water UK CEO David Henderson about fixing leaks in infrastructure as a way to save water during dry periods. #R4Today

Troubled Thames Water has revealed it slumped to a £1.65 billion annual loss as debt balloons. itv.com/news/meridian/…