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England and Wales are the only countries to have privatized their water
. They sold their water to
companies in 1987. These
promised to spend
of pounds to make services better. However,
have become much
. The companies have not invested
money. They have not stopped leaks or modernized
. Since 1991, they have paid over £2 billion a year to their
. A water campaigner said the water companies have failed to create a quality system. He blamed the UK government for not
.