Water firms’ industry body: Dividend payouts haven’t affected infrastructure investment Business Water companies would be in a similar state today even if they hadn't paid out millions in dividends, the boss of their industry body claimed.
Severn Trent given top environmental rating by regulator that just fined it £2m Water The Environment Agency has awarded Severn Trent the highest possible rating for its environmental performance despite having just fined the water company £2m for a sewage discharge that it said could have caused "catastrophic pollution".