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Water and sewerage bills falling in 2015-16
Water and sewerage bills will fall after April 2015 and even more help will be available for customers struggling with cost of living pressures.
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Cutting sewage spills from storm overflows
… in order to release extra rainwater and wastewater into rivers or seas. However, overflows are spilling more often … to almost halve storm overflow spills. Protecting rivers and coasts Water companies are going further than ever before to protect rivers and coasts but more needs to be done Live map We …
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Water companies reveal additional £8 billion investment with bills kept down again
Water companies in England and Wales will invest more than £8 billion in 2019-20. The investment comes in the fifth year of a £44 billion spending commitment from 2015 to 2020.
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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
• 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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Sewage treatment works
… energy. Once the wastewater is clean, it is returned to rivers or the sea. The quality of the cleaned wastewater is … ever before. For example, key pollutants discharged into rivers like phosphorus and ammonia have been significantly … been a notable increase in snails, worms and insects in rivers across England, indicating an improvement in water …