England’s highly paid water bosses rake it in from lucrative second jobs

As sewage is discharged into the UK's seas and targets are missed, company chiefs use their time on other roles

Some of the highly paid bosses of England's water companies are earning tens of thousands of pounds in second boardroom jobs, advising on the pay deals of other top executives.

Five of the chief executives of England's nine water and sewerage companies are also working as non-executive directors in other firms, sitting on remuneration committees.