Ministers will make an unprecedented(史无前例的) intervention in water bills and how companies prioritise(优先考虑) investment, directing bosses to bring down costs and stop leaks and sewage overflows(污水溢出).
大臣们将对水费以及企业如何优先安排投资进行史无前例的干预，指示老板们降低成本、阻止泄漏和污水溢出。
Angela Eagle, the environment secretary, has told suppliers in England and Wales she plans to intervene(干预) in the next price review(价格审查) – conducted by the water regulator, Ofwat(英国水务监管机构).
环境大臣安吉拉·伊格尔已告知英格兰和威尔士的供应商，她计划干预由水务监管机构Ofwat进行的下一轮价格审查。
Sources at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said Andy Burnham’s 10-year plan, which will follow next week’s budget, would hand the government more robust(强有力的) powers to keep bills affordable(保持账单可负担) and direct local investment. But sources close to Eagle said there also needed to be immediate action as companies began to make decisions before the next price-setting process, expected to conclude in 2029.(但接近伊格尔的消息人士称，随着企业开始在预计2029年结束的下一轮定价过程之前做出决策，也需要立即采取行动。)
环境、食品和农村事务部（Defra）的消息人士表示，安迪·伯纳姆的十年计划将在下周预算案之后出台，该计划将赋予政府更强大的权力来保持水费可负担并引导地方投资。但接近伊格尔的消息人士称，随着企业开始在预计2029年结束的下一轮定价过程之前做出决策，也需要立即采取行动。