South water threatens a journalist with defamation

Southern Water threatens a local journalist from the independent magazine Worthing journal With defamation measures about a question of public interest:

God forbid that a journalist does their job – especially an independent, local.

But let's be honest, the anger of Southern Water could be for countless different scandals. Here are the top suspects.

Skandal 1 – “We sold the reservoirs and have become rich”

A head of the South Water asked the public to “ration” water after selling their reservoirs for the profit.

Like that canary Previously, Tim McMahon, managing director of Southern Water, previously reported to the public with hot weather for the ration of water.

Now the buyers of the reservoirs have converted into profit -oriented apartments.

A previously reported document from 2018 shows that:

Southern Water is shut down between 2023 and 2030 43 of 93 reservoirs. Nevertheless, it only plans to build another with Thames Water in the coming years. This indicates that non -profit companies are unable to maintain an important infrastructure that the country needs.

Skandal 2 – Southern Water destroys the life of the sea in Ryde

As reported by Portsmouth NewsThe southern water was also accused of destroying the sea life in Ryde on the Isle of Wight. Since January 2025, according to local representatives Michael Lilley, their wastewater plants have pumped into the Solent River in the Solent River almost 200 times.

He said:

The pipe broke in fields compared to Appley Manor this year, as the river increasingly and the pumping station looks a eyesore with a fencing.

Previously, the southern water reduced the discharges in Gurnard because the beach was significantly affected. However, the discharges have increased again in recent months.

Skandal 3 – Dasake's pipe causes a scale

In February, a damaged southern gauge pipe opened a sinkhole at the end of a private driveway in West Sussex.

Since then, Southern Water has been repairing the sinkhole. However, the residents are concerned that it will reappear because the pipe has already burst. According to local business owners, there is already a water pool over the repair “This is how it will go and we will influence again”.

Skandal 4 – Southern Water wants to write his debts

Southern Water asked that their lenders have indebted around 370 million GBP, which means that “new equity is directly into the strongly mentioned operating company of the utility company”.

After Financial times:

Southern, which offers 4.7 million customers in the southeast of England's water and wastewater services, asked the bonds, including ARES Management and Australian infrastructure investors Westbourne Capital, in the opinion of people who are familiar with the matter.

The investors have debts at the Holding Society of Southern, which, according to the recent submissions of the company, has around 370 million GBP on bonds of the company. The debts are at the top of the capital structure and far from the business assets of the pension company, which makes it risky for investors.

Macquarie took over a majority stake in Southern in 2021. The Australian investor and the lenders negotiate a compromise of a partial letter, but do not yet have to agree on the conditions. Macquarie's demands are still too steep for lenders, according to the discussions.

Scandal 5 – Payouts for Water Failures

In December 2024, 58,000 people in Southampton, Eastleigh, Romsey and the New Forest were affected by Christmas supply failures.

After BBCA technical problem with Southern Waters Testwood Supply Works caused the failures. They started on December 18 and the service was restored on December 20. The BBC According to reports, the remuneration offers between 100 and 150 GBP.

Lawrence Gosden, CEO of Southern Waters, said it was “the greatest incident in the history of the company”.

In 2023, Mr. Gosden was more than £ 700,000. The companies' financial financial statements show that they paid him a basic content of 480,000 GBP with a bonus of 183,000 GBP. In addition, he received 28,600 GBP of services and other pension contributions of 72,000 GBP. This means that its total remuneration was £ 764,000. Since then, his salary has increased to £ 500,000 in April 2024.

A little stink

The regulatory authority of Wat Greenlit Southern Water Hiking hike calculations from April by astonishing 53%. However, the company is still not satisfied. With OFWAT and the competitive and market authority (CMA), this appeals and would like to increase invoices by 84% – for which it was originally planned.

Will these hikes for upgrades pay for the crumbling water infrastructure in which it has been housed for decades? Yeah right. It is more likely that it line the bags of his CEO and shareholders. These ridiculous six number bonuses benefit.

But somehow it is somehow the journalist from that Worthing journal This is to blame for questions about the bad management and reputation of Southern Water. Well, the canary Says all powers of the local news because they are accountable for these corporate criminals.

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