South West Water submit a guilty plea to supplying water unfit for human consumption
On Wednesday 4th March, South West Water submitted a guilty plea to supplying water unfit for human consumption during the cryptosporidium outbreak in Brixham.
This admission has been a very long time coming and is a vital step towards accountability. I am glad SWW have finally owned up to their serious failures. But let's be clear: this awful event should never have happened.
The fact that it did is symptomatic of our broken water industry.
The industry needs a serious refit and as part of that the Liberal Democrats want to see a new ownership model introduced where water companies are mutually owned by customers and professionally managed.
I want to thank the Drinking Water Inspectorate for bringing the case and the many campaigners who worked tirelessly to ensure the anguish they felt during the outbreak was not forgotten.
Comments