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English water companies publish world-leading plan to remove 4 million spills from our rivers and coasts
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Revision of the Drinking Water Directive (DWD)
The DWD has helped ensure water quality in the UK is world class. The European Commission is currently considering whether it needs to make revisions to the Directive.
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Fighting the festive fat
Water companies across the UK are working with Sainsbury’s and Waitrose to give away around 200,000 fat traps and funnels to people buying their Christmas turkey or roast. Each year, thousands of sewer blockages happen because people pour cooking fat, oil and grease (FOG) down their kitchen sinks.
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Bills likely to remain flat over next five years
This month we will reach another key milestone in the Ofwat price review to set the levels of water prices and investment in England and Wales over the next five years. Companies are committed to keeping customers' bills as low as possible in 2015-20.
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Michael Roberts responds to Labour Party comments
Water UK Chief Executive, Michael Roberts, has responded to the Labour Party’s comments (11th February) about water companies’ profits.
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Call for recruits at Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water is preparing for its 2015 apprentice recruitment campaign. The current programme trains 44 apprentices in a wide variety of roles.
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Investment for challenges ahead
The ability to attract long-term investment is vital if the water sector is to continue to deliver excellent services and meet future challenges. The next five years will see the biggest changes to the sector since privatisation 25 years ago, with competition in both retail and upstream markets in England.