Customers failed over outages, water boss tells MPs
Bosses at South East Water are grilled over failures that left thousands without water over winter.
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Notable Quotes
""It is absolutely untenable for customers to be without water.""
— Chris Train , Executive
""completely unacceptable"."
— Emma Reynolds , Politician
""I feel really emotionally connected to the service and the communities that I serve.""
— David Hinton , Executive
""If the board thinks Dave Hinton is the best person for the job, then they too are failing in their job.""
— Mike Martin , Politician
""the amount does not touch the sides.""
— Alistair Carmichael , Politician
""This type of interruption, of this duration, has lasting damage and lasting consequences.""
— Dr Mike Keil , Executive
"It is absolutely untenable for customers to be without water."
— Chris Train , Executive
"I feel really emotionally connected to the service and the communities that I serve."
— David Hinton , Executive
"If the board thinks Dave Hinton is the best person for the job, then they too are failing in their job."
— Mike Martin , Politician
"The amount does not touch the sides."
— Alistair Carmichael , Politician
"This type of interruption, of this duration, has lasting damage and lasting consequences."
— Dr Mike Keil , Executive
"Clearly we've got a lot more to learn."
— David Hinton , Executive
"We recognise the serious impact this has had on our customers and know that we fell short of what is expected of us."
— David Hinton , Executive
"The performance payment for this year – we have not finalised. But Dave has indicated he is not prepared to take a bonus this year."
— Chris Train , Executive
"We recognise the serious impact this has had on our customers and know that we fell short of what is expected of us."
— David Hinton , Executive
"The performance payment for this year – we have not finalised. But Dave has indicated he is not prepared to take a bonus this year."
— Chris Train , Executive
"We have looked as you would expect us to do at what the appropriate leadership of the organisation is going forward."
— Chris Train , Executive
Key People
Alistair Carmichael is a Liberal Democrat MP and chair of the Environment Committee.
Chairman of South East Water.
David Hinton is the predecessor of John Halsall at South East Water.
CEO at the Consumer Council for Water.
Emma Reynolds is the Environment Secretary in the UK government.
Committee member and MP.
Mike Martin is the MP for Tunbridge Wells, who commented on the leadership change at South East Water.
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Bosses at South East Water are grilled over failures that left thousands without water over winter.
South East Water's chairman admitted to MPs that the company failed to deliver water to customers during severe supply issues over the winter, affecting tens of thousands in Kent and Sussex.
South East Water's chief executive admitted to MPs that he 'got it wrong' in managing recent water outages, leading to prolonged disruptions in Kent and Sussex.
The chairman of South East Water conceded the company failed in its fundamental duty to provide customers with water, following widespread outages that left thousands without a reliable supply.
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