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Pollard: We need to turn water industry on its head

Shadow environment minister Luke Pollard said the water industry needs fundamental changes to face the climate crisis with a focus on helping customers use less water. He called for a shift in mindset from political leaders, companies and regulators as well as consumers to rethink how natural resources are viewed.

4 years ago

Alliance formed to stop leaky loos

A water efficiency group that includes Waterwise, Thames and SES Water has teamed up with the Bathroom Manufacturers Association (BMA) in a bid to banish leaking toilets.

4 years ago

Water efficiency will be central to PR24

4 years ago

Affinity to launch efficiency campaign

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Eliminating combined sewer overflows could cost £100bn

Eliminating the harm from combined sewer overflows will require multi-faceted action supported by regulation and legislation to improve river health but could cost more than £100 billion, Water UK has told the Environmental Audit Committee in a written submission.

4 years ago

Water usage driven more by behaviour than socioeconomics or weather

Customer behaviour and choices are key to halving freshwater abstraction sustainably by 2050, a study by UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) has shown.

4 years ago

No cranes without drains

4 years ago

Innovate East returns to address decarbonisation

To address some of the problematic elements of decarbonisation in the water sector, this virtual innovation festival jointly hosted by Anglian, Yorkshire and Essex & Suffolk will look towards COP26

4 years ago

South Staffs extends catchment programme

South Staffs has engaged with farmers and land managers to trial companion crops for maize fields as part of a catchment management scheme that has seen nitrate run off reduced by 50 per cent

4 years ago

SES launches ‘myth busting’ campaign

SES Water has created a campaign to debunk commonly held myths about water consumption at a personal, local and global level as part of its efforts to reduce consumer demand in its region.

4 years ago

Northumbrian targets water efficiency scheme at children

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‘Failure is a part of great ambition on the path to net zero’

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Bevan: ‘We will get the environment we are willing to pay for’

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Havant Thicket: The future of water resource planning

4 years ago

Anglian grows Shop Window project

Anglian Water has set out plans to expand its Shop Window, the company's Newmarket test bed for innovation, to trial its projects with one million customers before company-wide adoption.

4 years ago

Ofwat names innovation judging panel

The judging panel for Ofwat's much anticipated Innovation in Water Challenge has been named. The eight experts from the water sector and related industries will judge a Dragons' Den style pitching competition

4 years ago

Beast from the East 2: The big thaw

4 years ago

EA to reclassify seven regions as water stressed

The Environment Agency has proposed moving seven more water companies’ regions to water stressed status meaning they must evaluate introducing compulsory metering.

4 years ago

Water efficiency goals set by business retailers

The role that the non-household water sector will play in developing water resource management plans and driving greater efficiencies has been set out in an action plan by wholesalers and retailers.

4 years ago

Ofwat approves four RAPID projects

Ofwat has confirmed its decision to approve the first four projects under the RAPID scheme to improve resilience through collaborations between water companies.

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