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Wastewater companies told to improve sewer flooding responses

Wastewater companies told to improve sewer flooding responses

Ofwat and CCW have said wastewater companies must review their responses to sewer flooding incidents after a report commissioned by the bodies found customers felt let down by slow action, poor communication and inadequate compensation. CCW chief executive Emma Clancy said the research had exposed “a cross-sector failure which is leaving people who experience sewer flooding in vulnerable circumstances.”

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National Grid profits surge to £4bn

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SSEN launches automatic connection application tool

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Open banking rolled out to 50% of UU customers

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Windfall tax is not ‘off the table’, says Sunak

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Ofwat confirms funding for four strategic water projects

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Octopus’ Kraken platform expands into water

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Locational electricity pricing could save £30bn by 2035

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Consumers’ choices must be limited to achieve net zero

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Johnson departure would not derail net zero drive

Boris Johnson’s departure from 10 Downing Street would not derail the government’s net zero emissions drive because support for the policy is too deeply rooted amongst businesses and the UK’s international partners, a Conservative environmental campaigner has claimed. Jack Richardson, senior climate programmes manager at the Conservative Environment Network, said although there is “definitely” some risk of a new leader dropping support for net zero, this would mean going up against “all those companies that are now investing in transition plans”.

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Water sector calls for ‘urgent action’ to improve resilience

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Energy from waste heat network projects awarded £26m funding

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Drax submits application to expand Cruachan ‘hollow mountain’ power station

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April sees record low number of energy switches started

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Government accepts EAC recommendations on sewers

The government has declared its support for further investment in sewerage systems in England and Wales in its response to the Environmental Audit Committee’s damning report on water quality in rivers. However, the committee's recommendations to address pollution from agriculture and homebuilding, which both play a significant role in preventing rivers from achieving good ecological status, were not accepted.

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Quarterly cap ‘opens the door’ to large winter price hikes

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Market stabilisation charge strengthened

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EDF makes first investment in UK heat pump market

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Ofgem opts to move to quarterly price cap

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Gemserv: having feet held to the fire as a B Corp will ‘undoubtedly’ drive innovation

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