FOI request: Water complaints

Naomi made this Environmental Information Regulations request to Pennon Water Services Limited as part of a batch sent to 452 authorities
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Response to this request is long overdue. By law, under all circumstances, Pennon Water Services Limited should have responded by now (details). The person who made the request can complain by requesting an internal review.

Dear Pennon Water Services Limited,

I am making this request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I am attempting to find which areas have received the most water complaints in the UK.

My questions are as follows:

1) How many water complaints did you receive in the years, 2021, 2022 and 2023?

2) What are the reasons for the complaints?
a. The quality of the water
b. The water pressure
c. Interruption to water supply
d. Unhappy with service
e. Water pipes
f. Costs
g. Damages
h. Other, please specify

3) How much have you had to pay out in connection with water complaints during the years 2022, 2022 and 2023? In pounds (£).

Yours faithfully,

Naomi

eirenquiries, Pennon Water Services Limited

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Dear Naomi,

 

Thank you for your request for information received on 2^nd April 2024.

Please note that SWW is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000
(FOIA) and is not therefore required to provide information under that
act.  

 

SWW is however subject to the obligations in the Environmental Information
Regulations 2004 (“Regulations”) and your request will be managed under
these regulations. 

 

We will respond to you within 20 working days from receipt of the request,
as prescribed in the Regulations. 

 

Kind regards 

 

South West Water

  South West Water

 

  [Pennon Water Services Limited request email]

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