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Yorkshire Water will plough £7.7 million into two wastewater treatment works in north Yorkshire as part of a wider £70 million investment to improve 196km of water courses.
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The regulator has warned that if the company fails to improve its customer service it could result in the revocation of its supplier licence.
More than 14,000 trees were planted at Ogden Water last month as part of Yorkshire Water’s “big goal” for the environment, which aims to create a new “green infrastructure”.
The temporary measure, which aims to protect customers on default tariffs, has faced criticism from industry players.
As another year draws to a close, Utility Week reflects on the interesting discussions had with several industry leaders up and down the country throughout 2018.
The past year has been a perfect storm for the water industry. Weather extremes are increasingly becoming the norm and the cracks of an ageing infrastructure are starting to show.
There are now just eight energy tariffs on the market that cost less than £1,000 a year, compared to 77 in January 2018, research from Which? reveals.
Thames Water has been fined £2 million and ordered to pay full costs of nearly £80,000 after raw sewage polluted two Oxfordshire streams, killing almost 150 fish.
Npower said it is disappointed by the High Court ruling and has separately called on the regulator to explain what its intentions are for the future of collective switch trials.
Energy provider Engie has become the newest member of the Energy Switch Guarantee (ESG), an industry initiative to make "switching simple and safe" for customers.