Submitted by Yogesh Saxena on Monday 23rd February 2026
Published on Monday 30th March 2026
Current status: Open
Open until: Wednesday 30th September 2026
Current Signatures: 43
(count is updated approximately hourly)
Relevant Departments
Tagged with
Bears ~ Bills ~ Companies ~ Delivering ~ east ~ Energy ~ energy bills ~ England ~ Forced ~ government intervention ~ Heat ~ investment ~ level ~ local ~ measures ~ Ofwat ~ Publish ~ Quality ~ Safety ~ safety standards ~ salt ~ Solutions ~ south east ~ South East England ~ Standards ~ Water Companies ~ Wellbeing
Require action to address very hard water levels
Require water companies to implement and Ofwat to enforce supply-level solutions to reduce excessive water hardness, such as in the South East, publish transparent local hardness data, and deliver infrastructure investment or support measures so households are not forced to bear mitigation costs.
Hard water, such as in South East England, creates extra household costs and daily inconvenience. Residents must spend on water softeners, salt, descaling products, appliance repairs, and higher energy bills due to limescale reducing heating efficiency. While water quality meets safety standards, the financial and wellbeing burden is regionally unequal. Government intervention is needed to implement supply-level solutions.
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