24 Apr 2024
24 Apr 2024
Insiders say UK water firms knowingly break sewage laws
A Guardian investigation has spoken to whistleblowers who say UK water companies are knowingly failing to treat legally required amounts of sewage, and that some treatment works are manipulating wastewater systems to divert raw sewage away from the works and into rivers and seas. It is well known that water companies are dumping large volumes […]
24 Apr 2024
More woes for Thames
Thames Water has announced that is it updating its recently submitted PR24 business plan, seeking an additional £1.1 billion increase in AMP8 total expenditure to £19.8 billion. It has also proposed that a further £1.9 billion of potential investment is placed into a “Deliverability Assessment Mechanism”. This would increase annual average customer bills by a […]
24 Apr 2024
Government launches fund to help farmers manage water resources
Groups of farmers will be offered support to work together to store water and protect against the impact of drought through a new fund launched by the government today (Monday 22 April). The £1.6 million fund will be used by farmers to investigate different methods to manage water in their area. Projects could include multi-farm […]
24 Apr 2024
Private firms cashing in on water amid a ‘megadrought’
There’s a new gold rush in the American west. But this time, the prospectors are private firms, and they’re scouring the region for a different precious resource: water. For the past several months, the Guardian has been investigating an unprecedented deal in which a corporation, backed by global investors, sold rights to the Colorado River’s […]
24 Apr 2024
A roadmap for water efficient new homes
A new Water Ready report from the Future Homes Hub’s suggests the roadmap and framework to improve water efficiency requirements for new homes over the next 10 years, including through Part G of the building regulations. The recommendations cover Litres per person per day Water fittings Water positive development Water company incentives
17 Apr 2024
The growing costs of climate change
Storms and heavy rain pushed up weather-related home insurance claims in the UK by more than a third last year to a record £573m, according to industry data. The repair bill for storm damage and other extreme weather during 2023 was £150m more than in 2022, the Association of British Insurers said, contributing to an […]
17 Apr 2024
Customer trust and satisfaction in water companies falling
Customer research published by Ofwat and consumer watchdog CCW reveals that the vast majority of people do not trust water companies to do what’s right for the environment. Less than a quarter (23%) of respondents said they trust their water provider to do what is right for the environment down from 31% in 2021. Additionally, […]
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