Ex Southern Water Boss to Face Trial Over Allegedly Manipulating Sewage Testing Matthew Wright, the former chief executive of Southern Water, is set to face trial for conspiracy to defraud.
He and three other former employees are accused of manipulating sewage testing results to avoid fines that could have reached tens of millions of pounds.
The allegations center on operator self monitoring, a system introduced in 2009 to reduce regulatory costs by allowing water companies to monitor their own discharges.