Chris Train resigns as South East Water chair after critical report
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Updated · BBC.com · May 1
Chris Train resigns as South East Water chair after critical report
8 articles · Updated · BBC.com · May 1
The move came as MPs declared no confidence in chief executive David Hinton and the board after outages hit 24,000 customers in Kent and East Sussex, then up to 30,000 households.
A parliamentary report said poor leadership, weak governance and bad communication left homes, schools, GP surgeries and care settings without clean water for up to two weeks around Tunbridge Wells.
South East Water said new leadership would drive change and double network investment over five years, while Ofwat is consulting on a fine of up to £22.46m over the Pembury Treatment Works incident.
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