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The View From Water UK - June 2008
The Chief Inspector of Drinking Water, Professor Jeni Colbourne, last week issued her reports on the quality of drinking water in England and Wales fo...
The View from Water UK - May 2008
Source 2008, the national water symposium held at Lancaster House in London on 29 May, was attended by Defra Secretary of State Hilary Benn and 200 re...
The View from Water UK - April 2008
Water companies in England and Wales are now publishing draft water resource management plans for public comment. The plans explain how companies will...
The View from Water UK - March 2008
Findings from the 2008 Investor Survey were presented at the Water UK City Conference last month and now the final report has been released.
The View from Water UK - February 2008
Future Water, the government's water strategy for England, raises many questions for customers and stakeholders at a time of growing uncertainty due ...
The View from Water UK – January 2008
Water UK has responded to the Ofwat consultation on the approach and methodology for price setting.
The View from Water UK - December 2007
In one of the key early stages of the 2009 water price review (PR09), water companies have published Strategic Direction Statements setting out their ...
The View from Water UK – November 2007
This week water companies in England and Wales began to release results for the first half of the 2007-08 financial year. The interim season coincides...
The View from Water UK - October 2007
The 2009 Price Review (PR09) is under way. Ofwat has published its consultation on how it will carry out its fifth review of water prices in England a...
The View from Water UK – September 2007
The water industry is in the front line against climate change. Its services are the foundations of normal life. Its raw material depends directly on ...
The View from Water UK - August 2007
Water UK is working with UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) and the Carbon Trust to design and implement an updated common accounting tool to be intro...
The View from Water UK - July 2007
In what is being billed as the worst episode of flooding in modern British history, water companies are joining forces to provide relief to those affe...
The View from Water UK - June 2007
Which uses of water should be allowed and which restricted when a hosepipe ban is in force? Water UK welcomes the Defra consultation on proposed chang...
The View from Water UK - May 2007
The water sector - policy-makers, regulators, water companies, product and service suppliers - is committed to sustainable development. It follows tha...
The View from Water UK - April 2007
Water companies in England and Wales are performing well according to the latest report on a group of water service suppliers in Europe, North America...
The View from Water UK - March 2007
Publication of the draft climate bill is welcome evidence that the government is taking action to mitigate the potential damage of catastrophic change...
The View from Water UK - February 2007
After a challenging few years since its formation, Scottish Water is being hailed for its performance. Yet its future is high on the election agenda.
The View from Water UK - January 2007
The World Cup is done, the Ashes turned to dust. In 2007 Big Sport must be content with less dramatic fare. Water would happily settle for similar, es...
The View from Water UK - December 2006
The announcement of a Climate Change Bill is welcome evidence that the government is acting to help business and the public take a fresh approach to s...
The View from Water UK - October 2006
Global warming means a rise in sea temperatures and more extreme weather events. Water is the natural resource most threatened by climate change.
The View from Water UK - September 2006
In the past year 'the environment' has emerged blinking into the spotlight and a frenzy of publicity. Last week water and the water industry were ev...
The View from Water UK - August 2006
Threats to water supplies in South East England have stabilised, but this could change if a hot, dry autumn brings a rise in demand from current subdu...
The View from Water UK - July 2006
The latest report from the Drinking Water Inspectorate shows that quality in England and Wales has again improved; 99.96% of tests in 2005-06 met UK a...
The View from Water UK - June 2006
In the past two weeks, water companies have been announcing preliminary financial results for 2005-06. This is the first year since the current price...
The View from Water UK - May 2006
Spring this year will be different in many southern parts following two very dry winters. Strange as it seems after so many years of consumption with...
