Emeritus Prof Christopher May on Nostr: So, are the #Water firms right that a lot of their problems stem from managing a ...

So, are the #Water firms right that a lot of their problems stem from managing a system largely built by the Victorians?

And the simple answer is: NO!

Less than 12% of sewers in use we built in the C19th while more than 20% were built in the 60/70s.

As Prof Peter Hammnd notes in the FT 'The disparity of infrastructure investment before & since privatisation must surely bear the brunt of blame'.

The key problem is a lack on investment in enlarging capacity while draining the system of cash