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The water only company has also announced the appointment of Bob Taylor who will become chief executive on 1 January next year.
6 years ago
Recent research by the Guardian newspaper confirms that up to 20% of our water –
United Utilities has been granted permission to take additional water from the Lake District to protect public water supplies
Welsh Water’s reservoir levels are below average for the time of year due to the prolonged dry spell and the company has urged customers to avoid “wasting water”.
The company said slightly cooler temperatures and recent rainfall, along with customer efforts to reduce usage have eased the demand for water and helped reservoir levels.
Being taken to task is proving to be a common theme for water companies in
Rachel Fletcher, Ofwat’s chief executive said its role is “not to regulate customers’ water use” and instead it is challenging the sector to better tackle leakage.
The water company submitted three drought applications on 19 July to increase the amount of water it can take from Lake Ullswater, Lake Windermere and Ennerdale Water.
Northern Ireland Water (NI Water) has lifted the country-wide hosepipe ban, which has been in force since 29 June. The ban was lifted at midday on 19 July after demand returned to “near normal levels”.
Ofwat’s chief executive has expressed disappointment that water companies are not collaborating enough to tackle problems such as climate change and population growth.
Ofwat has today (19 June) published its report on the water sector’s response to the
Yorkshire Water hosted its first leakage hackathon as part of a bid to increase transparency
Water industry hits back at regulator's calls for companies to work harder at finding efficient, resilient, supply solutions.
The Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has pledged to “eliminate all avoidable plastic waste” which includes single-use products like wet wipes over the next 25 years.
7 years ago
Northumbrian Water have partnered with Suez UK and Utilis on a project to combat leakage using satelite technology.
Following on from last week’s Channel 4 “Fatberg Autopsy: Secrets of the Sewers” alongside its partner Thames Water, Lanes for Drains has launched a campaign to create an army of “Fatberg fighters.”
Northumbrian Water Group (NWG) has announced the 13 big questions it will tackle ahead of its five-day long Innovation Festival 2018 to be held at Newcastle Racecourse between 9-13 July.
Whether it is unauthorised connections or the illegal use of standpipes, water companies are increasingly clamping down on non-revenue water lost to water theft
You don’t have to have a degree in meteorology to work out that it rains
Severn Trent has invested more than £40 million to expand Ambergate reservoir, which provides fresh water to parts of the East Midlands.