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Thames Water operations are on the brink of collapse, endangering supplies to 16 million customers, an investigation by the newspaper has claimed
Britain’s biggest water provider has £23 billion ($29 billion) of assets in urgent need of repair, The Guardian has reported, claiming that the supply of water to London and other parts of the UK is on a “knife-edge.”
The failure of Thames Water’s management to address safety concerns and much-needed upgrades to its obsolete IT systems have left operations on the brink of collapse, an investigation into the company by the Guardian has claimed.
The company’s critical infrastructure relies on software dating back to the 1980s, sparking concerns about water supply for its 16 million customers in London and other counties, the newspaper claimed.
“Operations have been hollowed out and cut to the bone,” a senior source at the company told The Guardian. “We’re putting the public at risk by…
