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Final hosepipe ban ends

South West Water has ended the final hosepipe ban, which had been in place for residents of north Devon and Cornwall since last year. Reservoir levels are now up to 28% higher than this time last year.

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Cost of tackling storm overflow spills rises to £60bn

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Regaining the narrative on drinking water

Tap water in the UK is among the best in the world, yet the sector that produces it is routinely criticised over its performance by the media and politicians. At the Drinking Water Quality Conference 2023, sector experts explored how we regain the narrative. They also debated how we can eradicate lead from drinking water and whether the current debate over unsafe concrete in schools could be a gateway.

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Weekend Press: Energy efficiency taskforce axed after four meetings

In our latest round-up of the weekend’s national news coverage, the government’s energy efficiency taskforce, charged with reducing the UK’s energy use by 15% by 2030, has been scrapped after just six months and four meetings. Elsewhere, the Renewable Energy Foundation (REF) alleges that consumers have effectively overpaid hundreds of millions of pounds for the Moray East wind farm in north-east Scotland, Southern Water faces legal action over floods and Bill Gates raises concerns that his nuclear firm is to be snubbed in the UK modular reactor race.

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Anglian warns of ‘huge’ water demand from hydrogen

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Ofwat tables cost recovery mechanism for when retailers fail

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RAAC scandal offers chance to tackle lead in school tap water

Increasing concern about the state of public buildings offers an opportunity to accelerate the removal of lead from drinking water. This was the view of experts at the Drinking Water Quality Conference this week, who insist there should be an urgent focus on the impact of lead on young people and the most vulnerable in particular. Members of the UK Water Industry Lead Strategy Board, which was formed three years ago, set out the advances that have been made in reducing levels of lead in drinking water but warned against complacency.

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Ofwat to close gaps in sector’s whistleblowing procedures

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Duty to upgrade sewage treatments should be expanded

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PR24 needs more focus on people, says Southern boss

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MP: ‘South West Water is like Russell Brand, not to be trusted’

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Rebuilding trust in water

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Social tariff failure shows ‘lack of leadership’ in water

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Ofwat: Water retail market still not functioning effectively

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MPs call for water efficiency measures to be included in ECO4

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Sewage monitoring requirements watered down

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Lords block ‘unconservative’ bid to relax water pollution rules

The House of Lords has blocked the government’s attempts to relax rules around the pollution of waterways. In a fiery debate on the proposed amendment to the Energy Bill, former Climate Change Committee chair Lord Deben labelled the move as “entirely unconservative” and added that it was “one of the worst pieces of legislation” he has ever seen. The proposed amendment on scrapping nutrient neutrality measures was introduced by Levelling Up secretary Michael Gove last month. He claimed it would free up developers to build thousands of homes.

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Water companies urged to ditch ‘impenetrable’ reports

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Ofwat and government may have broken law over sewage spills

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Utility Week Awards 2023 deadline extended

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