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Water UK has appointed Sir Brian Bender as its next independent chair. He has taken over from Martin Baggs, Thames Water’s Chief Executive, who has been acting as interim chair following the death of Sir David Rowlands in May 2014.

Water and sewerage bills will fall after April 2015 and even more help will be available for customers struggling with cost of living pressures.

Under Final Determinations announced by Ofwat today, average water and waste water bills will come down by 5% in real terms over the next five years – a decrease in the average bill across England and Wales of £20 by 2020.

There has been a substantial fall in public support for water nationalisation, according to a new survey by polling experts ComRes.

Water companies are set to complete a five-year investment programme worth £25 billion, while keeping rises in the average household water and sewerage bill below inflation in 2014-15. In November 2009, a five-year package of investment and prices was finalised and April 2014 sees the final year of that package.