Flushed out

WATER companies will be made to carry out infrastructure “MoTs” to prevent future chaos.

- by REBECCA SPEARE-COLE

It is part of a huge industry shakeup which will also see watchdog Ofwat abolished, the Government has announced.

And the four bodies which oversee the industry will be merged into one, with the details being published in The Water White Paper this morning.

Under the proposals, water companies will have to perform health checks on their infrastructure to proactively identify crumbling pipes, pumps or issues at sewage treatment works before they fail.