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Pay rise for Pennon Group CEO Susan Davy comes despite outrage over Devon diarrhoea outbreak caused by polluted water

The owner of South West Water will fork out millions to victims of a diarrhea-causing parasite caused by cow manure leaking into the system.

To help cover the costs of new investments, households could be hit with a staggering 74 per cent increase in water bills amid fury over the privatised woeful track record of pollution and leaks

Chantelle Osman was embroiled in a dispute with South West Water and her housing association, Stonewater, for months following the leak at her home in Exeter, Devon

Holidaymakers have been warned not to swim at Wells-next-the-Sea beach in Norfolk after the Environment Agency listed 63 seaside spots in the UK that had been contaminated with sewage

South East Water has today issued the hosepipe ban amid the balmy heatwave, during which temperatures have topped 30C, because of record water usage levels in this period

The River Lim, in Lyme Regis, was once a booming wildlife haven for countless species but has now been declared 'ecologically dead' with locals saying sewage leaks are responsible

For months the country has suffered with lower than expected rainfall, as parts of England have remained in drought status throughout the winter amid fears for the coming summer

The campaign launched this month, which at the time of writing had garnered 48,386 signatures, said: 'We challenge the CEOs of South West Water and Southern Water to swim in the mess they've made'

Data crunched by Top of the Poops has shown how waterways across England and Wales were severely polluted in 2021 by water companies pumping out sewage for millions of hours

Water UK says although companies have "absorbed as much cost as possible" this year’s change particularly reflects the inflationary impact of higher energy costs

Tenants of Rainbow View in Totnes, Devon, blame incomplete construction work by builders for their 'horrendous' living conditions in and a round their homes