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Asset Management Planning: Climate Change
Water UK planning tool to support a common approach for the water industry to assess adaptation risks and their incorporation into asset management planning. By MWH (for Water UK)
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Setting of parametric values for pesticides
Over the past 25 years water utilities have invested heavily in drinking water treatment technology to ensure that water for consumption is of high quality.
News
Letter to the Secretary of State
Water UK has written to Secretary of State for the Environment, Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, on the subject of leakage.
Publications
Letter to the Secretary of State - leakage
Water UK has written to Secretary of State for the Environment, Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, on the subject of leakage.
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Recast of the EU Drinking Water Directive
This paper supports Water UK's proposed amendments to the recast Drinking Water Directive.
Information, guidance & standards
Consultation - Guidelines for the supply of water to automatic fire sprinkler systems
Water UK has published an updated guidelines document for supply of water to fire sprinkler systems for consultation.
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Drinking Water Directive revision consultation
Water UK responded (15 April 2016) to the consultation on the revision of the Drinking Water Directive.
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Developing and Trialling Wastewater Resilience Metrics
Water UK, on behalf of the 21st Century Drainage Programme, commissioned Atkins to develop and trial wastewater resilience metrics, with a view towards their potential use as common performance commitments at price reviews.
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Productivity improvement in the water and sewerage industry in England since privatisation
Water UK commissioned Frontier Economics, with Professor David Saal of Loughborough University, to assess productivity in the English water sector since privatisation.
News
Water companies maintain high standards for developers
The water industry is continuing to play its part in the delivery of new homes in the UK by maintaining high standards of services to developers. The overall numbers remain high, with performance for this quarter at 97% for water supply and 100% for sewerage services between September and December.