Water companies in England have recorded their worst environmental performance in over a decade as part of a scathing assessment published by the Environment Agency (EA).

All but one water company was rated as “requiring improvement” for its environmental performance in 2024, which means they received one or two stars out of four.

Collectively water companies received 19 out of a possible 36 stars, which is the lowest performance since the exercise began in 2011. New Feature

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Thames Water was the only company to receive one star and Severn Trent was the only one to receive four stars. All other companies received two stars.

Water companies are rated based on a number of factors, including pollution incidents, such as sewage and ch

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