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Southern Water was the most complained about water company in England and Wales

Southern Water is 'the most complained about water company in the country'

Focus on ‘illegal’ sewage spills not using poo to heat homes, campaigners say. (Photo: NationalWorld/Kim Mogg/Adobe Stock/Henley Mermaids)

Focus on ‘illegal’ sewage spills not using poo to heat homes

Water providers could owe £800m in compensation to bill payers for ‘unfairly overcharging customers’

Bill payers could be owed £800m in compensation

Langstone Harbour was among the areas impacted.

Southern Water responds to Greenpeace sewage dumping claims

Thames Water face £3.3m fine over sewage spill that turned rivers ‘black’ and ‘grey’

Thames Water face £3.3m fine over sewage spills

Government ‘preparing for Thames Water collapse - contingency plans’

Thames Water CEO Sarah Bentley quits after Reading-based company’s poor environmental performance

Water company boss resigns with immediate effect

Last month saw protesters gather outside the Southern Water plant in Havant to demand more action on sewage discharges - and now regulator Ofwat has criticised the firm for falling short of expectations. Picture: Sarah Standing (241122-3034)

Southern Water and Portsmouth Water under fire from regulator Ofwat

Customers can claim a refund if it shows they overpaid their water bill.

How to know if you overpaid your water bill & how to request a refund?

An aerial view of houses in Portchester showing how dry the ground is Picture: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images

Southern Water losing 100m litres of water to leaks

Marcin Jedrysiak captured footage of the dry grass spread across Southsea Common. Picture: Marcin Jedrysiak.

Drought looming over UK amid hot temperatures

This is why you shouldn't be flushing kitchen roll (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is why you shouldn’t flush kitchen roll or wet wipes down the toilet