Campaigners hit out over sewage spill payment plan
Claire Kirby said customers should not foot the bill while shareholders made a profitBut a campaign group argues customers should not foot the billIt has also claimed the Severn is "dying"A campaign group has reacted angrily to plans to increase water bills to fund upgrades to the sewage network.ready to spend £10bn on tackling the issue,Claire Kirby, from Up Sewage Creek in Shrewsbury, said it was not fair to increase bills while the companies made huge profits.
Ms Kirby is not alone in her opinions, with environmental campaigner Feargal Sharkey calling the spending announcement by Water UK a "half apology" that was another attempt to extract money from customers. Sewage spills are permitted following heavy rainfall to prevent the system becoming overwhelmed, but to cut back on the action, water companies would need to increase the capacity of the system, much of which was created during the Victorian era.
"This is a big issue for the next election," she said. "You shouldn’t be making profit out of our water and sewage supply, the water belongs to all of us."
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