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Water quality standards met at 99% of English bathing spots – Environment Agency

Water quality standards are being met at 99% of designated bathing spots in England, the Environment Agency has said. Testing for E.coli and intestinal enterococci bacteria across 400 sites during the 2021 bathing season, defined as May 15 to ...

19 Jan 2022 at 15:26

New Forest rivers ‘being treated like open sewer’ by water firm

Campaigners are demanding immediate action to stop sewage discharges into rivers in the New Forest after data shows hundreds of incidents in recent years. River Action, a charity that campaigns to stop pollution of the UK’s rivers, has ...

25 Jul 2022 at 12:55

‘Manage Britain’s water now or face future of emergency bottled supplies’

Infrastructure advisers are calling for a national hosepipe ban and compulsory water metering as the nation braces for drought. The National Infrastructure Committee (NIC) has said water needs to start being managed better across the ...

31 Jul 2022 at 09:29

Don’t call us to report hosepipe ban breaches, say police

People have been urged not to call the police to report breaches of the hosepipe ban. Forces have already received 999 calls about residents’ use of water, even before restrictions are in place. However, the hosepipe ban is a civil ...

19 Aug 2022 at 13:36

Environmental performance ‘unacceptable’, water company bosses admit

Water company bosses have admitted their firms’ environmental performance has been “unacceptable” amid concern over sewage pollution. The water industry has seen its reputation battered by rising public anger over sewage spills ...

18 Oct 2022 at 14:52

Water firms failing to meet agreed investment in networks – Ofwat

Water firms are failing to invest as much as they promised to fix their networks, including improving sewage treatment and reducing spills into the environment, the regulator has warned. Ofwat said between 2020 and 2022, 14 ...

06 Dec 2022 at 11:37

Liz Truss’s £235m cut to Environment Agency ‘doubled sewage discharge’ – Labour

Liz Truss presided over “efficiency savings” during her time as Environment Secretary that significantly slashed funding for the Environment Agency and resulted in “doubled sewage discharge”, Labour has claimed. Labour ...

23 Aug 2022 at 00:00

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Who owns Thames Water, how much money does it owe and what might happen next?

The Government is on stand-by to step in should struggling utility Thames Water collapse. As reports emerged this week that the company needs more money to survive, the PA news agency looks at the problems facing ...

29 Jun 2023 at 15:07

Ofwat seeks ‘urgent meeting’ with South East Water over hosepipe ban

The chief executive of Ofwat has written to South East Water asking for an “urgent meeting” because of its hosepipe ban on customers. David Black said that “resilience of supplies is well below what would be ...

26 Jun 2023 at 12:37

City

Thames Water crisis: Which other suppliers are struggling?

Fears over the financial health of Thames Water have brought other suppliers into the eye of the storm over their debt mountains. In December, industry regulator Ofwat flagged five water suppliers whose ...

29 Jun 2023 at 17:36

Southern Water ‘considering bill rises of 73%’

Southern Water is proposing to charge customers an extra £279 a year on their bills by 2030, documents from a focus group reveal. Under the plans, which account for inflation, each household would have ...

19 Jun 2023 at 09:31

Neighbours asked to grass on hosepipe rule-breakers

Gardeners are being encouraged to grass on their green-fingered neighbours if they spot them repeatedly breaching hosepipe bans. Rule-breakers face fines of up to £1,000 if taken to court, although ...

05 Aug 2022 at 17:32

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