Regulator Ofwat has proposed that bills should increase by an average of £19 per year.
Campaigner Rachel Biddulph said the proposals by firms to reduce leakage and pollution incidents did not go far enough
Bills for Severn Trent Water users will go up by 23%, with a 29% hike for customers of Welsh Water - a service provider covering Herefordshire - and a smaller 14% rise for those with South Staffordshire Water. She believes proposals by water firms to reduce leakage and pollution incidents are not sufficiently ambitious if conditions of local waterways are to be improved.The water industry wants bills to rise by an average of 33% by 2030 but a final figure is due from Ofwat in December, following consultation.
"We are determined to get a grip on the water sector so that it delivers for consumers, so that it stops polluting our beautiful seas and rivers."
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