1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,000 I want to crack down on pollution of England's rivers, 2 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:06,840 seas, and lakes. 3 00:00:06,840 --> 00:00:18,000 I suspect the bar to pass in these people to get then 4 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:21,760 convicted and put in jail is so high 5 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:27,320 that you'd have to be doing it for years and years and years 6 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:32,760 and have sort of evidence that these water posses sort 7 00:00:32,760 --> 00:00:35,840 of turned on the tap themselves. 8 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:40,040 So the Water Special Measures Bill 9 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:42,160 introduced to Parliament on Wednesday 10 00:00:42,160 --> 00:00:45,440 will hand new powers to Ofwat and the environment 11 00:00:45,440 --> 00:00:47,440 agencies to take action on companies 12 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:50,600 damaging the environment and failing customers. 13 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:55,840 Well, what is the criteria for damaging the environment? 14 00:00:55,840 --> 00:01:00,040 And what is the criteria for failing customers? 15 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:08,360 So with this will come lots of investment. 16 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:14,040 And this will fall solely on the shoulders of the people 17 00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:15,680 paying the bills. 18 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:17,960 The other interesting thing to note 19 00:01:17,960 --> 00:01:24,680 is that every single time I see a sewage outlet, 20 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:28,960 I do not see, like other countries, 21 00:01:28,960 --> 00:01:37,280 a net which will actually trap plastics or other things that 22 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:42,640 shouldn't be going into the streams, oceans, and rivers. 23 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:51,040 So I think a fundamental review of how other people catch 24 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:55,520 the unintended item that gets put in the sewage 25 00:01:55,520 --> 00:02:01,040 or gets contributed maybe through airborne or sort 26 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:04,360 of the wind blows it into the water. 27 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:11,680 So have a net around every single water slash sewage 28 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:13,440 outlet. 29 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:16,200 The government said that the current enforcement system 30 00:02:16,200 --> 00:02:19,480 is insufficient to hold firms accountable. 31 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:23,400 Well, is this smoke and mirrors? 32 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:26,720 Let's read more. 33 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:31,800 For widespread illanguility in the sector, 34 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:33,680 citing that only three individuals have 35 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:36,840 been criminally prosecuted by the environmental agency 36 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:39,800 without appeal since privatization. 37 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:46,720 Now I've looked at a lot of these monitoring stations. 38 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:51,320 I think one of the ones I looked at was Stem's Water. 39 00:02:51,320 --> 00:03:00,280 And you find, interestingly, that a lot of the monitors 40 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:05,200 have either R40 or, for some reason, 41 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:07,200 they haven't been implemented. 42 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:09,920 So I think a route and branch so that we 43 00:03:09,920 --> 00:03:16,400 know exactly what is going on across all particular areas. 44 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:19,600 Because, I mean, on telly, we've actually 45 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:25,720 seen lots of pollution and no rainfall at all 46 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:31,440 in the past week's television output. 47 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:39,920 So there probably needs to be the monitoring 48 00:03:39,920 --> 00:03:47,360 of these particular overflows. 49 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:50,920 Should be a hybrid. 50 00:03:50,920 --> 00:03:56,880 They should be instantly given to the environmental agency. 51 00:03:56,880 --> 00:04:01,880 And there probably needs to be more testing of the water 52 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:09,040 outside these overflows so that we can see that to tidy up 53 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:15,120 and not actually pollute our rivers, 54 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:21,040 because they're being polluted enough by microplastics, 55 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:23,560 hormones, and other things. 56 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:32,240 And I can only determine that this solid waste doesn't 57 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:35,680 want to go through conventional systems, 58 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:40,920 because either it's a cost saving exercise 59 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:47,920 or the current throughput is at breaking point 60 00:04:47,920 --> 00:04:53,440 and other sewage works need to be installed. 61 00:04:53,440 --> 00:04:55,640 So under the bill, harsher penalties. 62 00:04:55,640 --> 00:05:01,880 Well, they've determined that harsh penalties are 63 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:03,120 happening at the moment. 64 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:08,960 But it was something like a bill of 1%. 65 00:05:08,960 --> 00:05:13,800 So they would have saved a fortune 66 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:17,560 by not actually processing the sewage 67 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:19,440 and all the relevant chemicals. 68 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:25,440 So I think we need to determine what harsh penalties. 69 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:27,360 And the thing is that they'll probably 70 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:31,360 have the bar so high about law breaking 71 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:35,440 that we'll probably see no jail sentences. 72 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:41,320 And if there are any, there'll be weeks, not years. 73 00:05:44,360 --> 00:05:52,240 And the executives will probably sidestep the issue 74 00:05:52,240 --> 00:06:01,360 by changing the way that they are employed. 75 00:06:04,760 --> 00:06:07,240 And the thing is, I wouldn't have thought 76 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:10,160 that they would obstruct. 77 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:15,600 They would probably supply too much information. 78 00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:22,600 So it all depends on what your definition of obstruct is. 79 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:25,560 Environment agencies and drink water 80 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:28,040 inspirate investigations. 81 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:33,520 Now, the quality of water over time, 82 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:41,440 we've had massive issues with the water quality. 83 00:06:41,440 --> 00:06:45,640 And there's also a problem of having sort of fluorine 84 00:06:45,640 --> 00:06:47,720 and chlorine in the water. 85 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:51,880 I mean, it solves one problem, but it creates so many others 86 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:56,200 with the human condition. 87 00:06:56,200 --> 00:06:58,280 So let's continue reading. 88 00:06:58,280 --> 00:07:18,760 So what we've got here is sort of spillages in Lake Windermere. 89 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:27,720 I mean, on the one hand, you're saving the water companies 90 00:07:27,720 --> 00:07:29,920 millions and millions. 91 00:07:29,920 --> 00:07:36,360 And on the other hand, you're losing so much money 92 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:39,240 in regard to tourism. 93 00:07:39,240 --> 00:07:44,000 So that isn't great. 94 00:07:46,440 --> 00:07:49,120 So here it says, the burden of proof in civil cases 95 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:52,600 will be lowered so that the environment agency can bring 96 00:07:52,600 --> 00:07:55,680 forward criminal charges against bosses more easily. 97 00:07:55,680 --> 00:07:59,120 Well, if it's so high and it's lowered, 98 00:07:59,120 --> 00:08:02,280 it probably won't ensnare too many. 99 00:08:02,280 --> 00:08:04,320 Regulators will also be empowered 100 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:08,080 to ban bonus payments to water bosses 101 00:08:08,080 --> 00:08:10,800 if they fail to meet high standards to protect 102 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:12,920 the environment, their consumers, 103 00:08:12,920 --> 00:08:15,640 and their company's finances. 104 00:08:15,640 --> 00:08:21,760 So bonus payments will be wrapped up in a different way. 105 00:08:21,760 --> 00:08:25,080 So you'd probably get sort of car allowance, 106 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:28,200 this allowance, that allowance, the other allowance, 107 00:08:28,200 --> 00:08:34,560 and they won't be related to performance 108 00:08:34,560 --> 00:08:37,360 because that is the problem. 109 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:45,000 But we have regulators in other practices, the Royal Mail 110 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:53,680 scandal, we've got the blood scandal, the cladding scandal, 111 00:08:53,680 --> 00:09:03,440 and all of these have taken 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 years, 112 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:05,560 and we haven't come anywhere. 113 00:09:05,560 --> 00:09:09,480 So we've got years of underinvestment 114 00:09:09,480 --> 00:09:14,840 because it's just making do by the privately run firms 115 00:09:14,840 --> 00:09:17,120 combined with aging water infrastructure. 116 00:09:17,120 --> 00:09:23,680 Well, it's at least, some of it's at least 200 years. 117 00:09:23,680 --> 00:09:26,840 And of course, we've got a growing population. 118 00:09:26,840 --> 00:09:33,280 And we probably need to have a better method of doing 119 00:09:33,280 --> 00:09:39,040 the analysis of the water to determine 120 00:09:39,040 --> 00:09:45,800 the health of the nation in certain areas. 121 00:09:45,800 --> 00:09:48,560 And of course, more extreme weather. 122 00:09:48,560 --> 00:09:56,400 Well, this is probably a mixture of environment and manmade 123 00:09:56,400 --> 00:10:02,280 issues, but not solely by climate change. 124 00:10:02,280 --> 00:10:05,120 So I have seen the quality of English rivers, lakes, 125 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:07,920 and oceans plummet in recent years. 126 00:10:07,920 --> 00:10:10,880 Sewage spills have, well, I wouldn't call them sewage 127 00:10:10,880 --> 00:10:15,040 spills, they're sort of intended spills 128 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:18,760 to contribute to a situation in which no single river in England 129 00:10:18,760 --> 00:10:21,120 is considered to be a good overall health. 130 00:10:21,120 --> 00:10:24,480 And beauty spots, including Windermere in the late district, 131 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:26,880 have been looted. 132 00:10:26,880 --> 00:10:30,400 Some water utilities are also creaking 133 00:10:30,400 --> 00:10:32,360 under high levels of debt. 134 00:10:32,360 --> 00:10:34,360 Well, they're under high levels of debt 135 00:10:34,360 --> 00:10:40,000 because they pay out too much to the shareholders and employees 136 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:43,480 and directors, or face criticism over dividends 137 00:10:43,480 --> 00:10:47,440 to shareholders and executive bosses. 138 00:10:47,440 --> 00:10:51,080 And then it's the usual inevitable thing. 139 00:10:51,080 --> 00:10:57,320 We've had months of rainfall, and then we 140 00:10:57,320 --> 00:10:59,880 had to get a hosepipe ban. 141 00:10:59,880 --> 00:11:02,280 The new Labour government have announced, 142 00:11:02,280 --> 00:11:05,480 have already announced initial measures to tackle pollution. 143 00:11:05,480 --> 00:11:09,680 But this is the first major move to deliver on a manifesto 144 00:11:09,680 --> 00:11:13,840 pledges to reform the broken water system. 145 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:18,480 Well, it's more than the water system. 146 00:11:18,480 --> 00:11:25,080 It's sort of tourism, healthy drinking water, 147 00:11:25,080 --> 00:11:32,840 and trying to get enough water for future needs, 148 00:11:32,840 --> 00:11:39,320 and potentially utilizing water to produce electricity, which 149 00:11:39,320 --> 00:11:43,880 isn't managed or even really thought 150 00:11:43,880 --> 00:11:48,400 about in a greater degree. 151 00:11:48,400 --> 00:11:51,160 So it comes as part of a broader reset of the sector 152 00:11:51,160 --> 00:11:53,920 over this parliament, including legislation 153 00:11:53,920 --> 00:11:57,000 to speed up sewage infrastructure upgrades 154 00:11:57,000 --> 00:12:00,360 and to address how the water industry is run 155 00:12:00,360 --> 00:12:04,600 so that it can still attract investment and talent. 156 00:12:04,600 --> 00:12:07,760 Officials indicated, well, you also 157 00:12:07,760 --> 00:12:14,000 need to think about if these building quotas are 158 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:18,520 going to be met, you're going to have to do to admit. 159 00:12:24,640 --> 00:12:29,320 Number two, where the wastewater is going to be treated 160 00:12:29,320 --> 00:12:32,280 and where the runoff is going to go. 161 00:12:32,280 --> 00:12:34,000 Because I think, what is it? 162 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:40,240 Are we looking at 1.7 million homes over this government? 163 00:12:40,240 --> 00:12:41,080 I might be wrong. 164 00:12:41,080 --> 00:12:42,440 Let me know. 165 00:12:42,440 --> 00:12:44,600 So Environment Secretary Steve Reid 166 00:12:44,600 --> 00:12:47,640 said, the public are furious there in the 21st century. 167 00:12:47,640 --> 00:12:53,320 Britain, record levels of sewage being pumped out 168 00:12:53,320 --> 00:12:57,920 into our rivers, lakes, and seas, well, everywhere. 169 00:12:57,920 --> 00:13:00,680 Water executives will no longer line their own pockets 170 00:13:00,680 --> 00:13:03,360 while pumping out this filth. 171 00:13:03,360 --> 00:13:10,560 Well, I doubt that that will change. 172 00:13:10,560 --> 00:13:15,800 There'll be just a redistribution of wealth 173 00:13:15,800 --> 00:13:19,560 and a change to official documents 174 00:13:19,560 --> 00:13:23,160 in regard how payments are made. 175 00:13:23,160 --> 00:13:25,840 So if they refuse to comply, they 176 00:13:25,840 --> 00:13:29,840 could end up in the dock and face prison time. 177 00:13:29,840 --> 00:13:38,240 Bar to that is probably so high that if they agree, 178 00:13:38,240 --> 00:13:43,400 how long is a reasonable time to achieve this? 179 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:46,080 5, 10, 15, 20 years? 180 00:13:46,080 --> 00:13:49,600 And then you're just going to have a director in there 181 00:13:49,600 --> 00:13:51,320 for three to five years. 182 00:13:51,320 --> 00:13:54,360 And then the time resets. 183 00:13:54,360 --> 00:13:56,920 Under the proposed laws, regulators 184 00:13:56,920 --> 00:14:04,400 will be able to issue severe and automatic fines, which 185 00:14:04,400 --> 00:14:07,240 will be paid by the public. 186 00:14:07,240 --> 00:14:09,400 Without having to direct resources 187 00:14:09,400 --> 00:14:14,000 to lengthy investigations, the government's fed. 188 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:21,760 So maybe this is just a way to gain income when they need to. 189 00:14:21,760 --> 00:14:26,760 They could just say, well, you have met the standard, right? 190 00:14:26,760 --> 00:14:29,560 Let's fine all of the water companies. 191 00:14:29,560 --> 00:14:35,440 We can get a nice 5 billion with a stroke of the pen. 192 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:40,240 Currently, the regulators cannot impose fixed financial penalties 193 00:14:40,240 --> 00:14:41,560 for most offenses. 194 00:14:41,560 --> 00:14:45,760 And the current maximum fine is 300 pounds, 195 00:14:45,760 --> 00:14:51,240 meaning if it is not cost effective for them 196 00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:56,680 to penalize frequent, more minor offenses, which is just 197 00:14:56,680 --> 00:14:58,920 absolutely crazy. 198 00:14:58,920 --> 00:15:02,720 The legislation will require independent monitoring. 199 00:15:02,720 --> 00:15:07,200 Well, the environment should monitor this, 200 00:15:07,200 --> 00:15:10,800 but be paid to monitor it by the water companies 201 00:15:10,800 --> 00:15:14,720 and then share the information of every sewage outlet 202 00:15:14,720 --> 00:15:17,520 and the reporting of discharges within the hour 203 00:15:17,520 --> 00:15:19,280 of the initial spill. 204 00:15:19,280 --> 00:15:22,520 Well, I don't think it is a spill 205 00:15:22,520 --> 00:15:27,560 or will be determined as a spill because they're 206 00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:30,080 doing it so frequently. 207 00:15:30,080 --> 00:15:35,000 Currently, some 14,000 storm overflows across England 208 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:39,520 are monitored so that any discharge of, well, 209 00:15:39,520 --> 00:15:45,840 looking at Thames water, there are a lot of overflows 210 00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:47,800 which aren't monitored. 211 00:15:47,800 --> 00:15:52,200 So those will be needed to be put up to scratch. 212 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:56,160 And I think the information should 213 00:15:56,160 --> 00:16:06,720 be reported on one website where anybody can gain 214 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:09,760 relevant access to determine how they're 215 00:16:09,760 --> 00:16:13,440 doing in an area of interest locally 216 00:16:13,440 --> 00:16:17,600 or if they're going on holiday or where they work. 217 00:16:17,600 --> 00:16:22,120 So that any discharge of untreated sewage, well, 218 00:16:22,120 --> 00:16:27,120 definition of sewage may be a little bit of interest. 219 00:16:27,120 --> 00:16:30,960 I mean, what about if you just skim off the solids 220 00:16:30,960 --> 00:16:33,280 and the rest of it will go in the overflows 221 00:16:33,280 --> 00:16:35,160 that determine the sewage? 222 00:16:35,160 --> 00:16:37,880 During periods of heavy rain can be reported. 223 00:16:37,880 --> 00:16:42,040 Well, it's not during heavy rain. 224 00:16:42,040 --> 00:16:49,200 It seems to be through periods where it hasn't rained, 225 00:16:49,200 --> 00:16:53,960 maybe because they don't have the capacity or the chemicals 226 00:16:53,960 --> 00:16:57,280 to process the sewage. 227 00:16:57,280 --> 00:17:00,040 So however, water forms will now be 228 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:04,080 required to fully monitor the 7,000 emergency overflows. 229 00:17:04,080 --> 00:17:07,560 Well, why not all of the overflows? 230 00:17:07,560 --> 00:17:14,680 Because I think there's a hell of a lot more than 7,000. 231 00:17:14,680 --> 00:17:18,720 And they could just dump it into one place 232 00:17:18,720 --> 00:17:21,600 where it flows to somewhere else. 233 00:17:21,600 --> 00:17:23,360 That's what water does. 234 00:17:23,360 --> 00:17:29,520 So I think this number is a little bit on the tiny side. 235 00:17:29,520 --> 00:17:32,200 The bills, I mean, I don't think this bill strengthens 236 00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:38,280 their power because the barrier is just too high. 237 00:17:38,280 --> 00:17:41,520 And help us drive transformative change in the water 238 00:17:41,520 --> 00:17:46,080 industry so that it delivers better outcomes for customers. 239 00:17:46,080 --> 00:17:47,240 And the environment. 240 00:17:47,240 --> 00:17:55,920 So what will happen is any fines or improvements or changes 241 00:17:55,920 --> 00:18:06,680 will be as part of higher cost to people that use the water. 242 00:18:06,680 --> 00:18:11,320 I mean, there was a period where you didn't actually 243 00:18:11,320 --> 00:18:13,280 have to pay for water at all. 244 00:18:13,280 --> 00:18:17,240 It just came to your house, and effectively you 245 00:18:17,240 --> 00:18:21,640 were paying for it through your rates. 246 00:18:21,640 --> 00:18:24,480 So ensure regulators have properly funded the bill 247 00:18:24,480 --> 00:18:26,280 will expand powers for the watchdogs 248 00:18:26,280 --> 00:18:29,280 to cover costs from water companies for enforcement 249 00:18:29,280 --> 00:18:32,360 action taken in response to their failings. 250 00:18:32,360 --> 00:18:34,920 Well, I think that should go even further. 251 00:18:34,920 --> 00:18:47,040 That the water companies should pay for any and all expenses 252 00:18:47,040 --> 00:18:54,800 in regard to monitoring that will be needed by the regulator. 253 00:18:54,800 --> 00:18:57,320 Off work will also be required to set rules. 254 00:18:57,320 --> 00:19:00,600 They ensure companies appoint directors and chief executives 255 00:19:00,600 --> 00:19:04,320 and allow them to remain in post only when they meet 256 00:19:04,320 --> 00:19:08,120 the highest standards of fitness and propriety. 257 00:19:08,120 --> 00:19:14,440 Well, you're going to see an element of directors 258 00:19:14,440 --> 00:19:21,320 and chief executives probably rotating a lot more 259 00:19:21,320 --> 00:19:23,400 than they do at the moment. 260 00:19:23,400 --> 00:19:29,520 And they will probably have golden handshakes 261 00:19:29,520 --> 00:19:32,280 and probably golden goodbyes. 262 00:19:32,280 --> 00:19:34,400 Elsewhere there will be new statute requirement 263 00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:37,680 for water companies to publish annual pollution incident 264 00:19:37,680 --> 00:19:43,680 reduction plans that outline the steps they are taking 265 00:19:43,680 --> 00:19:45,720 to address pollution incidents. 266 00:19:45,720 --> 00:19:51,840 Well, I think annually is probably not the way to go. 267 00:19:51,840 --> 00:19:56,640 I mean, it should be as the occurrence happens. 268 00:19:56,640 --> 00:20:05,720 And then they have a week to actually do it. 269 00:20:05,720 --> 00:20:08,760 The bill will give us as regulator more power 270 00:20:08,760 --> 00:20:12,960 to protect our precious water, quality, and resources. 271 00:20:12,960 --> 00:20:16,560 Hold water companies to account and ensure the polluters pays. 272 00:20:16,560 --> 00:20:22,880 Well, what will happen is the polluter 273 00:20:22,880 --> 00:20:28,400 will probably pay 1% and the consumer, i.e. us, 274 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:33,840 will pay the remaining 99%. 275 00:20:33,840 --> 00:20:36,320 This bill strengthens our powers and will help us drive 276 00:20:36,320 --> 00:20:38,760 transformative change in the water industry 277 00:20:38,760 --> 00:20:41,400 so that it delivers better outcomes for customers 278 00:20:41,400 --> 00:20:43,080 and the environment. 279 00:20:43,080 --> 00:20:47,680 This looks to be a job half done by the government. 280 00:20:47,680 --> 00:20:50,680 A water UK spokesman said, we agree to the government 281 00:20:50,680 --> 00:20:54,120 that the water system is broken, fixing it requires the government 282 00:20:54,120 --> 00:20:57,800 to deliver the two things which it promises, 283 00:20:57,800 --> 00:21:01,240 has promised fundamental regulatory reform 284 00:21:01,240 --> 00:21:03,040 and speeding up investment. 285 00:21:03,040 --> 00:21:12,840 Well, having 105 billion investment, 286 00:21:12,840 --> 00:21:22,360 which will come solely off the back of the consumers, 287 00:21:22,360 --> 00:21:26,560 which is going to be a hefty price to pay with all 288 00:21:26,560 --> 00:21:34,040 the other hefty prices to pay and no real guarantees 289 00:21:34,040 --> 00:21:43,360 or potentials where you're going to get some money back. 290 00:21:53,080 --> 00:21:56,320 So we welcome the measures laid out by the government 291 00:21:56,320 --> 00:22:01,400 to ensure there are more serious consequences for water companies. 292 00:22:01,400 --> 00:22:05,840 Not sure they are if they harm our rivers, lakes and seas. 293 00:22:05,840 --> 00:22:08,040 These changes will complement the work we're already doing 294 00:22:08,040 --> 00:22:10,760 to help transform the culture of water companies. 295 00:22:10,760 --> 00:22:14,120 So they are focused on providing the best possible service 296 00:22:14,120 --> 00:22:16,240 for their customers. 297 00:22:16,240 --> 00:22:23,160 Well, that's a bit tricky because you can only join 298 00:22:23,160 --> 00:22:26,880 one water company depending on where you're living. 299 00:22:26,880 --> 00:22:30,120 So there's no real competition. 300 00:22:30,120 --> 00:22:36,680 I mean, maybe there should be an element that people can, 301 00:22:36,680 --> 00:22:41,840 like your electricity and gas, where you can say, 302 00:22:41,840 --> 00:22:49,160 well, I'll join Scottish to actually provide it for me. 303 00:22:49,160 --> 00:22:52,280 And that would encourage competition. 304 00:22:52,280 --> 00:22:58,040 Because where you don't have competition, you have laxness. 305 00:22:58,040 --> 00:23:02,760 And where you have laxness, you have a situation 306 00:23:02,760 --> 00:23:07,800 where you get a bit lazy. 307 00:23:07,800 --> 00:23:18,440 So maybe that is the outcome of this particular video, 308 00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:29,640 is that we shouldn't have to have to pay for the water 309 00:23:29,640 --> 00:23:32,600 for some particular water board. 310 00:23:32,600 --> 00:23:37,440 We can actually choose the right water board that gives us 311 00:23:37,440 --> 00:23:40,760 the best cost savings. 312 00:23:40,760 --> 00:23:45,840 And then that would stabilize. 313 00:23:45,840 --> 00:23:54,960 I mean, the thing is that to actually get in your gas, 314 00:23:54,960 --> 00:24:00,280 you can have anybody supplying that gas, maybe. 315 00:24:00,280 --> 00:24:07,400 And then that has made the gas a little bit cheaper. 316 00:24:07,400 --> 00:24:13,040 But we're still paying a lot through government meddling. 317 00:24:13,040 --> 00:24:18,040 So I think that should be something that is proposed. 318 00:24:18,040 --> 00:24:23,640 And of course, it is down to those particular companies 319 00:24:23,640 --> 00:24:30,760 to start with the relevant economies, 320 00:24:30,760 --> 00:24:36,320 make everything as transparent as possible, 321 00:24:36,320 --> 00:24:41,440 maybe the need to create particular lakes 322 00:24:41,440 --> 00:24:49,000 and not just buy water from other locations. 323 00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:57,640 You may have to work out sort of why a particular lake loses 324 00:24:57,640 --> 00:25:02,960 an enormous amount of water before it is utilized 325 00:25:02,960 --> 00:25:11,280 by the customer, or whether you should have massive underground 326 00:25:11,280 --> 00:25:18,200 storage of water, which cannot be either lost through evaporation 327 00:25:18,200 --> 00:25:24,640 or lost through leaks in the actual lake. 328 00:25:24,640 --> 00:25:37,320 So let's finish on a nice picture of who are these? 329 00:25:37,320 --> 00:25:43,400 They save our water, British waterways. 330 00:25:43,400 --> 00:25:54,680 So what I would propose is that we have more competition. 331 00:25:54,680 --> 00:25:57,400 That way, people can move with their feet 332 00:25:57,400 --> 00:26:01,120 if the costs are too high. 333 00:26:01,120 --> 00:26:12,120 We also need an element of clamping down on the leaks 334 00:26:12,120 --> 00:26:17,520 directly from outside to the household. 335 00:26:17,520 --> 00:26:21,600 But more importantly, the clear up of leaks 336 00:26:21,600 --> 00:26:30,920 have sort of gone from 30% and screeched to 15% or 12%. 337 00:26:30,920 --> 00:26:34,560 And hasn't really improved in a number of years from there. 338 00:26:34,560 --> 00:26:43,000 So it is to get the level of leakage sorted out 339 00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:46,440 in the best manner possible. 340 00:26:46,440 --> 00:26:48,800 So thank you very much for your time. 341 00:26:48,800 --> 00:26:53,760 Please can you subscribe, comment, and share this video 342 00:26:53,760 --> 00:26:57,320 to other people so they potentially will subscribe 343 00:26:57,320 --> 00:26:58,480 to this channel. 344 00:26:58,480 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