Water companies have run up nearly £50bn in debt since 1991

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Thames £11.7bn

United Utilities 7.5

Anglian 7.2

Severn Trent 6.2

South West 4.8

Yorkshire 4.3

Northumbrian 2.9

Wessex 2.1

Southern 2.1