{"id":19026,"date":"2026-07-31T01:49:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T01:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=19026"},"modified":"2026-07-31T01:49:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T01:49:57","slug":"thames-water-boss-says-leakage-targets-not-realistic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=19026","title":{"rendered":"Thames Water boss says leakage targets &#8216;not realistic&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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it gets treated successfully, although &#8220;sometimes something goes wrong&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;We want to do better when it comes to pollutions,&#8221; he said, but added, &#8220;the targets that the company is expected to make are not realistic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;[For example], we have to hit a certain level of leakage, but it is so far in excess of what we are capable of doing, I think anyone would be capable of doing, however much money you invested, that it is not going to be achievable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The chance of getting to zero pollution was &#8220;very, very slim&#8221;, he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Ofwat told the BBC: &#8220;With around a fifth of water put into supply still lost through leakage, companies must deliver on the commitments they have been funded to achieve.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Water company targets are intended to be ambitious and drive better outcomes for customers and the environment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">A spokesperson for the Environment Agency said: &#8220;[We] and the public expect Thames Water to comply with the law,&#8221; adding that the agency would continue to hold companies to account where performance falls short.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">James Wallace, chief executive of campaign group River Action, said: &#8220;Thames Water&#8217;s tactics of opacity and deflection fool no-one. Telling the public to save water while this wasteful profit-obsessed corporation leaks 570 million litres of treated drinking water every day is offensive. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;There is nothing &#8216;realistic&#8217; about accepting sewage pollution as inevitable. 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