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We've not done enough to stop sewage spills, says water firm boss on £1.4m
The Guardian
|February 27, 2025
England's most polluting water provider "isn't good enough" at trying to stop sewage flows, its boss told MPs yesterday.
Louise Beardmore made the admission while defending her £1.4m pay deal as chief executive of United Utilities, the company behind major spills at Windermere.
She told parliament's environment, food and rural affairs committee: "I'm very alive, as is the board, on the focus of executive remuneration. Two thirds of my remuneration is regarding outcomes for customers and the environment.
"And shareholders are entirely paying for that, it is not passed over to customers in terms of customer bills."
But she added: "Our performance isn't good enough... we have one of the highest rates of internal sewer flooding across the country."
The latest government data showed United Utilities polluted for longer than any other water firm in 2023, pouring waste for 3.6m hours into England's rivers.
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