Key facts
- Metro mayors would be able to hold private water operators accountable under the proposed changes.
- The changes could lead to radical reforms of how water companies are overseen, according to the report.
Metro mayors will be able to hold private water operators accountable under changes that could lead to radical reforms, according to a report that did not date the announcement or name the mayors involved.
The report gave no further detail on the mechanism, the timing or which water companies would be affected. It did not say whether the changes have been enacted, announced formally or are still under consideration.