The agency would presumably gain the right to demand industry documents that are now obtained only through leaks or litigation.

Eight weeks ago, Thames Water was losing 17% of its supply through leaks.

Water experts say that 10 percent of the city's water is lost through leaks.

It was initially kept secret, but became public knowledge through leaks and reverse engineering.

"We get lots of information now through leaks, and documents that are sent anonymously to us or slipped under our doors," he said.

"It would seem that someone is attempting to manipulate the situation through selected leaks to the media."

"They think they can present what they're doing in a more flattering light" through leaks.

The public must also receive its information in a different way and not only through leaks.

The report welcomes this harmful agreement whose content has only been revealed through leaks.

"I'm being made into a bad guy through endless leaks from the prosecution to the media," he said.