Ofwat's chief executive, David Black, says water companies need to take ownership of their failures, and address root causes of issues.
His comments come as the regulator ordered firms to pay £157.6 million back to customers after missing key targets on pollution, leaks, supply interruptions and falling customer satisfaction.
Report by Alibhaiz.
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