This year, from April onwards, water bills will rise by £2.70 a month — that’s £33 across the year. ‘Never welcome’The amount that water companies can raise their prices is controlled by the Ofwat, the water regulator for England and Wales. In fact, the EA found that:81% of these serious incidents were the responsibility of just three water companies – Thames Water (33 incidents), Southern Water (15 incidents) and Yorkshire Water (13 incidents). Even outside of their environmental failures, some water companies are even failing in the task of delivering water to our homes. However, now that Water UK has again – with Ofwat’s permission – announced that it’s putting up water bills in 2026, the River Action verdict couldn’t come sooner.