South East Water is facing a £22million fine over supply failures that left thousands of people without water. Ofwat said South East Water was unable to cope during periods of high demand or extreme weather after it failed to plan sufficiently, learn from incidents and conduct analysis to get to the root cause of problems. Ofwat has launched a new, separate investigation into South East Water, following major supply interruptions in November and December 2025, and January 2026. Chris Walters, interim CEO, at Ofwat said: ''South East Water’s significant failings caused major disruption and had a huge impact on thousands of its customers. We want to see South East Water take more responsibility and get on with fixing things for its customers.”A spokesperson for South East Water said: “We recently filed for judicial review of an Ofwat draft decision and sought an injunction.

Source: Daily Mirror March 05, 2026 08:07 UTC