Almost a fifth of water supplies are being lost to leaks - according to the Environment Agency.
In England it found 19 percent of supplies were disappearing in the network.
Thames Water among a number of water companies who will receive a joint regulatory letter from the Agency and Ofwat outlining specific failings and the necessary actions for improvement.
Water UK has blamed cuts in investment.

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