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Water UK has written to Secretary of State for the Environment, Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, on the subject of leakage.

Water UK Chief Executive, Michael Roberts, has responded to the Environment Agency's Environmental Performance Assessment.

The water industry is continuing to play its part in the delivery of new homes in the UK by maintaining high standards of services to developers. The overall numbers remain high, with performance for this quarter at 97% for water supply and 100% for sewerage services between September and December.

The water industry is continuing to play its part in the delivery of new homes in the UK by striving for high standards for developer services.

The water industry has demonstrated its commitment to supporting the delivery of new homes in the UK by maintaining its high standards of service to developers.

Sarah Mukherjee, Director of Environment at Water UK, set out how EU policymakers can improve the the link between farms and water policy to protect both farmers and the environment.

Water UK, through Eureau, is joining a three-year European Commission work programme to develop a best available technology reference document for oil and gas, which will take full consideration of environmental protection. Over the past four years, Water UK's positioning has focused on ensuring that if shale gas developments are to take place, they can do so with the water utility fully involved and with water and wastewater concerns addressed from the outset.

Water UK has appointed Michael Roberts as its next Chief Executive, succeeding Pamela Taylor, who is stepping down at the end of 2015.

The annual Leakage Conference in October brings policy and regulatory perspectives from Ofwat, the Environment Agency and CCWater in an event that will see water industry presentations and debate on current issues, trends and challenges. The conference will be chaired by Martin Baggs, CEO Thames Water.

Once again the excellent quality of our drinking water has been confirmed via the DWI results for England and Wales. This year’s Chief Inspector’s report also took the opportunity to reflect on the scale of the improvements over the past 25 years.

The Water UK Innovation Hub on Tuesday 16 June will explore the challenges of resilience, providing an opportunity to participate in a high level exchange of ideas with sector leaders and stakeholders.

The European Commission has launched a public consultation on drinking water policy, to see where improvements could be made. It covers areas such as the current level of drinking water quality, the main threats to drinking water, the information needs of citizens, and possible additional actions that could be taken at EU level.