Water UK

Water companies are investing a record amount – £22 billion over 5 years – in the future of water and sewerage services, boosting local economies throughout the country.

Defra has launched a consultation on how to tackle the growing problem of water debt, which adds £15 to the bills of all customers.

According to the most recent information from the Environment Agency, all regions received at least average rainfall for December.

The water industry's annual report of sustainability against a range of indicators is published today.

More than two-thirds of us will be tucking into roast turkey on December 25th. That’s more than 10 million roasting tins just for turkey and another few million for goose, beef and pork and the vegetables. Making sure that the excess fat from those tins goes into a bin and not down the kitchen sink is the best seasonal gift we can give to our sewers.

We are pleased that the White Paper recognises that ours is a successful industry which has invested over £90 billion in maintaining and improving its assets and services - for the benefit of our customers - over the 22 years since privatisation in 1989.

The Environment Agency report published today highlights the potential for a summer drought next year if the lower than average rainfall continues over the winter. For water companies, monitoring resources and planning are a continuous process.

On Wednesday (30 November), the Water Supply (Amendment to the Threshold Requirement) Regulations 2011 will be debated by the Delegated Legislation Committee in the House of Commons.

Water UK, Severn Trent and Thames Water gave oral evidence to the House of Lords EU Committee, Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment sub-committee, looking at EU freshwater policy.

Customer complaints are down by 20% over the past two years, drinking water quality is up there with the best in Europe and the number of customers suffering sewer flooding is lower than in any of the previous four years. Ofwat’s 2010-11 summary of performance report, published today, is generally positive.