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Ministers urged to act after probe finds Thames Water's supply ‘on a knife-edge’
A tanker pumps out excess sewage from the Lightlands Lane sewage pumping station in Cookham, Berkshire, January 10, 2024

MINISTERS were urged to act today after an investigation revealed Thames Water’s supply of water to its 16 million customers is “on a knife-edge.”

Britain’s biggest water supplier has £23 billion assets in urgent need of repair following failures to address safety concerns, a culture of intimidation among staff and much-needed upgrades to  IT systems, according to the Guardian.

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