Two 海角视频 water firms will have to pay out more than 拢86m worth of enforcement packages over failures linked to wastewater spills.
A director at regulator Ofwat said failures by Anglian Water and South West Water to maintain storm overflows and their sewage networks were 鈥渦nacceptable鈥.
Ofwat confirmed it will require Anglian Water and its shareholders to pay 拢62.8m to go towards benefiting the environment and its customers.
The watchdog said its investigation found the water firm failed to run, maintain and upgrade its wastewater operations adequately to ensure they could cope with the flows of sewage and wastewater coming to them.
It also confirmed that fellow operator South West Water and its shareholders will need to pay out 拢24m.
Ofwat said it found a 鈥渞ange of failures鈥 in how the water company managed its wastewater treatment works and sewer network.
In July, the water regulator originally announced in draft decisions that it would require the enforcement packages from the two suppliers.
Both companies failed to have adequate processes and oversight by their senior management and board to ensure its assets were performing adequately and meeting legal requirements, Ofwat said.
Lynn Parker, senior director for enforcement at Ofwat, said: 鈥淥ur investigations found failures in how Anglian Water and South West Water have operated and maintained their sewage works and networks, which has resulted in excessive spills from storm overflows.
鈥淭hese are serious breaches and are unacceptable. We understand that the public wants to see transformative change.
鈥淭hat is why we are prioritising this sector-wide investigation which is holding wastewater companies to account for identified failures.
鈥淲e are pleased both companies have accepted that they got things wrong and are now focusing on putting that right, and taking action to come back into compliance.鈥
