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Water companies in England and Wales want bills to increase by £156 a year by 2030 to pay for upgrades and reduce sewage discharges.

The water industry says the increase would allow infrastructure spending to almost double to £96bn.

Â鶹Éç Radio Berkshire’s Andrew Peach speaks to David Hinton, CEO of South East Water, which supplies parts of Bracknell, Wokingham, Maidenhead and Basingstoke about the reasons for the bill increases – and why some parts of Berkshire have started using much more water in the last couple of years.