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Oxford City Council urges UK to take Thames Water public over sewage and service failures.
Oxford City Council has unanimously backed a motion urging the UK government to bring Thames Water into public ownership, citing ongoing sewage spills, water outages, and environmental damage, including nearly 300,000 hours of raw sewage discharge in 2024.
Councillors from Labour, the Greens, and independents criticized the company’s poor service and infrastructure, linking failures to stalled housing projects.
The Liberal Democrats abstained, favoring special administration instead.
Thames Water defended its current turnaround plan, warning public ownership could delay progress and increase costs.
The move follows a similar 2023 resolution and comes as the UK replaces water regulator Ofwat.
El Ayuntamiento de Oxford insta al Reino Unido a hacer pública Thames Water debido a las fallas de alcantarillado y servicio.