27 June 2006
The firm that imposed the first drought order in England and Wales for over a decade has seen a significant increase in its profits.
Sutton and Surrey Water achieved a 20% rise in its annual profits, making £6.4 million.
Water regulator Ofwat gave the company permission to impose the drought order last month.
Drought orders mean that the use of hose pipes is banned, as is all unessential water usage.
Filling private swimming pools or ponds, cleaning windows with a hose and the use of garden water features are all prohibited under the order.
The company did say that it had successfully met water leakage targets set out by Ofwat and it would also be able to achieve the regulator's cost savings targets.
Earlier this moth, Thames Water announced that it had achieved an even greater increase in profits despite the fact that it has also applied for a drought order and has regularly missed leakage targets.
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