尽管投入数十亿英镑，污染水平依然居高不下，环境大臣安吉拉·伊格尔斥责水务行业“人们已经受够了借口”。环境大臣安吉拉·伊格尔已召集水务行业负责人前往白厅，此前一份报告发现，尽管有投资，大型水务公司的环境表现反而恶化。
Angela Eagle tells industry ‘people are sick of excuses’ as pollution levels remain high despite billions in investment Angela Eagle, the environment secretary, has summoned water industry bosses to Whitehall after a report found that the environmental performance of the big companies has worsened despite investment.
“人们已经受够了借口，”伊格尔女爵士表示，此前环境署、饮用水检验署、威尔士自然资源署和水务监管局联合发布了一份报告，将英格兰九家水务公司中的八家评为“差”或“需要改进”。
“People are sick of excuses,” Dame Angela said, after the Environment Agency joined the Drinking Water Inspectorate, Natural Resources Wales and Ofwat for a joint report that rated eight of the nine water companies in England as “poor” or “requiring improvement”.