The Department for Environment, has announced today that 98.3% of bathing waters in England met the tough standards for water quality in 2017.
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Water UK statement on the Environment Bill
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Parliamentary reception speech
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A new strategic direction
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Household water and sewerage bills for 2016-17
The average household water and sewerage bill in England and Wales for 2016-17 will be £389 – an increase of £2 (less than 1%) compared with the previous year. The increase is in line with the 5-year plans developed by every water and sewerage company after extensive consultation with customers and confirmed by the industry regulator, Ofwat, in 2014.
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Average water and sewerage bills for England and Wales to fall by £17 in 2020/21
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English water companies publish world-leading plan to remove 4 million spills from our rivers and coasts
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Water UK submission to the Labour Party's consultation on 'Democratic Public Ownership'
Water UK has sent a submission to the Labour Party on their ‘Democratic Public Ownership’ consultation. The submission also examines the Labour Party’s ‘Clear Water’ proposals for nationalising the water and sewerage industry in England. Our view is that, if implemented, the proposals could seriously damage the provision and quality of water and sewerage services in England.
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Protecting rivers and coasts
Water companies are going further than ever before to protect rivers and coasts but more needs to be done
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UK bathing water quality
The latest results for compliance to the European Bathing Water Directive by UK coastal and inland bathing waters show that:
• 95.4% of UK bathing waters met the minimum standard - that is 595 out of 624 bathing waters
• 60% of bathing waters met the Directive’s excellent standard
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New survey reveals a big fall in support for water nationalisation and shows high levels of trust in water companies
There has been a substantial fall in public support for water nationalisation, according to a new survey by polling experts ComRes.
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Response to Government proposal to increase payments to customers