Failing Water Companies- enforce mandatory investment, penalties & end dividends
Ensure water companies maintain, repair, & future‑proof water infrastructure before paying dividends or raising bills. Insist % of WC revenue spent on supply resilience. Ban dividends & bonuses unless standards are met Impose penalties for failure Automatic compensation Restore all UK waters
Signatures
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signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 8/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 8/100,000
- 06 FEB 2026Petition rejectedduplicate
You may wish to sign this petition, which calls for similar action: "New legislation to improve performance of companies in the public interest" https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/726092 You may also be interested in this petition: "Stop utility shareholder dividend payouts until infrastructure upgrades complete" https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/753360
- 11 JAN 2026Petition created
Background
Water is essential. In the UK, supply failures, sewage discharges & failing infrastructure show systemic failure in regulation & operation of water co’s. Not due to bad weather or changes in demand, but yrs of under-investment & weak oversight allowing monopoly providers to prioritise dividends over customers & the env’t. Customers cannot switch supplier & lack protection when services fail. Gov’t must act to protect consumers, restore rivers and coasts, & ensure reliable, sustainable services.