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Water UK response to Environment Agency pollution incident report
Responding to the Environment Agency's pollution incident report, a Water UK spokesperson said:
“While there have been some improvements it is clear that the performance of some companies is not good enough. The Environment Agency is right to highlight underinvestment in infrastructure and maintenance as the major causes of these results. Investment in the sector has been suppressed with Ofwat prioritising short -term cuts to people’s water bills over the long-term resilience of the network. This is finally being put right, with a record £104 billion investment over the next 5-years to secure our water supplies, support economic growth and end sewage entering our rivers and seas.
“However, fundamental change to regulation is also needed. We hope that the recommendations of the Independent Water Commission next week will ensure the sector continues to get the investment it needs to drive down pollution incidents.”
Government and water companies agree unprecedented skills commitments
National guidance document on the provision of water for firefighting
Water UK’s third party submission to the Competition and Markets Authority’s redeterminations of PR24
Letter to the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) proposed approach to the PR24 redeterminations
Environment Agency consultations: cost of service and enforcement levy
This response covers both ongoing consultation on a proposed increase in the cost of service and a new
enforcement levy..