South West Water owner says 85% of service restored as it raises dividend
Utilities company hands out £127m to investors despite anger over parasite outbreak in DevonBusiness live – latest updatesThe owner of South West Water has said normal service has been restored for 85% of its customers after unsafe drinking water led to more than 100 cases of a waterborne disease in Devon, as it raised its dividend payout to shareholders.After cryptosporidium, a disease that can cause unpleasant symptoms such as diarrhoea and vomiting, was detected in the water supply in the Brixham area of Devon last Wednesday, 16,000 households and businesses were told by South West Water not to use their tap water for drinking without boiling and cooling it first. Continue reading...
Utilities company hands out £127m to investors despite anger over parasite outbreak in Devon
The owner of South West Water has said normal service has been restored for 85% of its customers after unsafe drinking water led to more than 100 cases of a waterborne disease in Devon, as it raised its dividend payout to shareholders.
After cryptosporidium, a disease that can cause unpleasant symptoms such as diarrhoea and vomiting, was detected in the water supply in the Brixham area of Devon last Wednesday, 16,000 households and businesses were told by South West Water not to use their tap water for drinking without boiling and cooling it first. Continue reading...
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