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Our 25 year plan for waste water
… posed by population growth and the climate emergency. The Environment Act in 2021 gave DWMPs a new legal status, which … and cleaning sewage before it is released into the environment Find out more Sustainable drainage Helping to …
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Fine to Flush - A Wet Wipe Revolution
Update: the Fine to Flush ‘wet wipe’ certification will come to an end in March 2024.
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Over £8 billion to be invested in water industry this year as bills rise by less than inflation
Water companies in England and Wales will invest more than £8 billion in 2018-19. The average household water and sewerage bill in England and Wales for 2018-19 will rise by less than inflation, and will help the ongoing investment.
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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.