Submitted by Mr Ewan McQueen on Tuesday 27th January 2026
Published on Friday 6th March 2026
Current status: Open
Open until: Sunday 6th September 2026
Current Signatures: 512
(count is updated approximately hourly)
Relevant Departments
Tagged with
Bills ~ Cost ~ Cost-of-living ~ Direct ~ Ensure ~ environment ~ Executive ~ Face ~ Failed ~ FINES ~ fund ~ government action ~ Illegal ~ independence ~ Ofwat ~ Penalty ~ Price ~ RISE ~ Senior ~ Sewage ~ sewage discharges ~ Southern Water ~ Standards ~ Target ~ The Environment ~ trust
Stop price increases by water service providers failing environmental standards
The Government to direct Ofwat to block price rises by water providers until they meet strict environmental & service standards, including binding pollution targets, independent monitoring, stronger fines, & a ban on executive bonuses until performance & customer trust are restored.
Southern Water has, for example, repeatedly failed customers and the environment, including illegal sewage discharges and regulatory penalties. Despite this, bills continue to rise while senior executives receive high pay and bonuses. Households face cost-of-living pressures and should not fund poor management and environmental harm. Government action is needed to protect customers, enforce accountability, and ensure bill rises only follow real service improvements.
If you want to sign this petition (as opposed to merely discuss it), you need to do that on the government's e-Petitions website.
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