Water UK response to Government's Environment Plan
Water UK has responded to the publication of the Government's Environment Plan.
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National Refill Day 2019: Public urged to show they’ve #GotTheBottle to ditch single use plastic
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Awareness of plumbing notification laws
The Water Regulations Advisory Scheme (WRAS), with the support of WaterSafe and UK water companies, has launched a campaign to raise awareness of plumbing notification laws.
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Protecting our water from the risks of fracking
Regulations under the Town and Country Planning Act that will make water companies statutory consultees for fracking were laid before Parliament last week and are due to come into force in mid-April.
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Policy committees
… the many information sharing networks that exist between Water UK members. The committees meet regularly and are attended by most of the larger members of Water UK. Most committees are chaired by a Water UK staff member. Customers and Communities Committee Drinking Water Committee Regulation and Strategy Committee …
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Pharmaceuticals in the environment
The European Commission is considering measures to control the levels and types of pharmaceuticals and chemicals in the environment and water. The Commission believes there could be risks to public health, although there is currently no robust scientific data about how serious the risks are. Water UK is concerned that the Commission could decide more stringent sewerage treatment is the answer, which could lead to substantial extra costs for companies and customers.
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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.