Over the past 25 years water utilities have invested heavily in drinking water treatment technology to ensure that water for consumption is of high quality.
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Letter to the Secretary of State - leakage
Water UK has written to Secretary of State for the Environment, Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, on the subject of leakage.
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A Manifesto for Water
The water industry in England has set out an ambitious new vision with the publication of a Manifesto for Water.
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Recast of the EU Drinking Water Directive
This paper supports Water UK's proposed amendments to the recast Drinking Water Directive.
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Drinking Water Directive revision consultation
Water UK responded (15 April 2016) to the consultation on the revision of the Drinking Water Directive.
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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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Water UK response to Centre for Policy Studies report on the cost of nationalisation
Water UK Chief Executive, Michael Roberts, has responded to the Centre for Policy Studies report on the cost of nationalisation.
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New Connections Charging - Consultation
Water UK has launched a consultation on the implementation of the rules adopted by Ofwat in December 2016 on charging for “new connections”.
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NIRC questionnaire on sector interaction and information flow
Water UK responded to the NIRC questionnaire on sector interaction and information flow.
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Water companies maintain high standards for developers
The water industry is continuing to play its part in the delivery of new homes in the UK by maintaining its high standards of services to developers. Levels of service performance were at 98% for water supply and 99% for sewerage for July to September 2016.
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Developer Services higher standards achieved
The water industry is helping to speed up the building of new homes by meeting its recently introduced standards for providing a range of services to developers over 95% of the time.
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City Conference 2016
Now in its 16th year, the Water UK City Conference on Wednesday 2 March is the foremost financial event for the water sector, bringing together the industry's leaders with regulators and government bodies, investors, analysts, ratings agencies and City institutions to discuss future finance and investment.