Speaking outside court on Thursday, Wassmer, 73, said: “We have to find another recourse to bring justice to water consumers in this country, and my absolute determination to do that has not been dulled by today’s experience.”
A judge at Canterbury County Court ruled in South East Water’s favour after its lawyer argued it was “entitled to collect on behalf of Southern Water services”.
District Judge Peter Furness said he did not have the power to consider moral or environmental questions.
“A bill was produced, it was levied and it hasn’t been paid. Whatever sympathies I may or may not have with your position I am obliged to act within the law, it’s as simple as that,” he said.