Northumbrian profit up amid challenges

LONDON (Reuters) - Northumbrian Water Group (NWG.L) said on Wednesday its pretax profit rose 15.2 percent to 170.3 million pounds, although the company said sewage flooding continued to be a challenge.

The firm, 26 percent owned by the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board, also raised its full year dividend by 7.1 percent to 8.07 pence a share.

(Reporting by John Bowker; Editing by Louise Ireland)