May 9, 2023
Thames, Yorkshire and South West bosses refuse bonus over sewage spill
Bosses at three of the UK's water companies have decided not to take their annual bonuses after widespread public criticism over sewage pollution. Thames Water's Sarah Bentley said it did not "Feel right" to take the bonus, along with South West Water's Susan Davy and Yorkshire Water's Nicola Shaw. Thames Water said its chief financial officer Alastair Cochran would also decline his bonus. In 2022 the Liberal Democrats urged the British government to ban bonuses for water company bosses until sewage offences stopped. Thames Water said it was spending £1.6bn to modernise its sewage infrastructure and expand its team of leak engineers.
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