肯特和萨塞克斯的成千上万居民面临水源短缺, Thousands in Kent and Sussex face water outages after Southeast Water CEO admits failures.

东南水公司的首席执行官大卫·欣顿承认, 在肯特和萨塞克斯地区数千人缺水几天后, South East Water’s chief executive David Hinton admitted Parliament that the company “got it wrong” after widespread outages left thousands in Kent and Sussex without water for days. 希顿指出公司在沟通,监控和应对危机方面存在失败, 而董事长克里斯·特雷恩承认该公司未能履行其核心职责. Hinton cited failures in communication, monitoring, and crisis response, while chairman Chris Train acknowledged the firm failed its core duty. 尽管董事会支持希顿, 并提出监管机构的纪录罚款, Ofwat强调长期绩效变化仍然是必要的. Despite the board’s support for Hinton and a proposed record fine from the regulator, Ofwat emphasized that long-term performance changes are still needed.