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The UK 's biggest water company in trouble , the Minister said the rescue plan is insufficient .

Britain's largest water company, Thames Water, is facing difficulties with its emergency plan, according to Environment Minister Emma Reynolds. The plan is deemed insufficient to protect consumers and the environment. The company has received £10 billion in loans. Due to financial troubles, the private company may be nationalized. Initial assessments of Thames Water's problems were made public three years ago. The goal of the emergency plan is to ensure customers' access to drinking water and wastewater services. Thames Water supplies water to 16 million customers mainly in London and southern

Erja Tuomaala

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Thames Water-vesiyhtiön pelastamissuunnitelma on riittämätön, sanoo Britannian ympäristoministeri Emma Reynolds .

Ministerin mukaan suunnitelma ei suojele kuluttajia eikä ympäristöä riittävästi. Luotottajat ovat myöntäneet yhtiölle 10 miljardia puntaa.

Talousvaikeuksiin ajautunut yksityinen, Britannian suurin vesiyhtiö saatetaan kansallistaa. Ensimmäiset arviot Thames Waterin vaikeuksista esitettiin julkisuudessa kolme vuotta sitten.

Pelastussuunnitelman tavoitteena on turvata kuluttajien juomaveden ja talousveden saanti.

Thames Water toimittaa vettä 16 miljoonalle asiakkaalle lähinnä Lontoon ja eteläisen Englannin alueilla.

Vesihuollon infra on viime vuosina, putkistossa on ollut vuotoja ja jätevesipäästöjä.

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Yle UutisetState / PublicCenter5 days ago
The UK 's biggest water company in trouble , the Minister said the rescue plan is insufficient .

Britain's largest water company, Thames Water, is facing difficulties with its emergency plan, according to Environment Minister Emma Reynolds. The plan is deemed insufficient to protect consumers and the environment. The company has received £10 billion in loans. Due to financial troubles, the private company may be nationalized. Initial assessments of Thames Water's problems were made public three years ago. The goal of the emergency plan is to ensure customers' access to drinking water and wastewater services. Thames Water supplies water to 16 million customers mainly in London and southern

Bias read (Center): The article presents facts without overtly biased language or framing. It reports on the minister's statement regarding the inadequacy of the emergency plan but does not take a stance beyond relaying information. There is no clear ideological slant in the wording or emphasis.

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