Customers to pay an extra £19 each year on average as firms raise money to tackle sewage spills and leaky pipes
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Water bills in England and Wales will rise by an average of £94 over the next five years, under plans set out by the regulator, as under-fire water companies charge customers to pay for investment to stop sewage spills and fix leaky pipes.
The sum is a third less than the increases requested by companies, and amounts to a rise in bills of about £19 each year over the period.
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