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‘Water Bill should include domestic competition’

Competition in the domestic water sector should be included in the draft Water Bill, according to a report by a Conservative MP.

12 years ago

Scottish Water hits leakage targets early

12 years ago

Water Bill to set customer service targets

The Water Bill is to be expected "any day" and will allow the secretary of state to set customer service levels which water companies must meet, according to a speech by Defra's Dr Sonia Phippard at the Future Water 2013 conference in London today.

12 years ago

Sutton and East Surrey water ups metering targets

Sutton and East Surrey water plans to increase its compulsory metering programme to customers over the next 25 years to combat the potential of dwindling water stocks and achieve a penetration figure of 90% of homes.

12 years ago

Albion Water wins £2m damages for Shotton Mill case

Welsh Water has been ordered to pay almost £2 million in damages to Albion Water for anti-competitive pricing. The Competition Appeal Tribunal judgement closes the last chapter of a protracted legal wrangle over Shotton Paper Mill, North Wales.

12 years ago

Waterwise: firms should target supply, not leakage

Environmental groups are calling on Ofwat to scrap leakage targets and replace them with a water-into-supply target.

12 years ago

Wizards of Oz

Australia is currently fighting huge bush fires, but it has been battling hot, dry summers for many years, and the drought that accompanies them. Ajay Nair and Steffi Johnson look at what the UK can learn

12 years ago

Severn Trent advises 2,000 homes not to drink tap water

Severn Trent has issued bottled water to around 2,000 homes in Broadway, Worcestershire after villagers complained of discoloured and strange-tasting drinking water yesterday.

13 years ago