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Response to National Infrastructure Commission
Water UK Chief Executive Michael Roberts has responded to the National Infrastructure Commission’s report on the water sector.
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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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England's bathing waters maintain high standards
The Department for Environment, has announced today that 98.3% of bathing waters in England met the tough standards for water quality in 2017.
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Household water and sewerage bills for 2016-17
The average household water and sewerage bill in England and Wales for 2016-17 will be £389 – an increase of £2 (less than 1%) compared with the previous year. The increase is in line with the 5-year plans developed by every water and sewerage company after extensive consultation with customers and confirmed by the industry regulator, Ofwat, in 2014.
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Establishing a new mandate for the water sector
We need the UK and Welsh governments to set a smaller number of clearer objectives to inform the decisions made by regulators and water companies.
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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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UK bathing water quality
The latest results for compliance to the European Bathing Water Directive by UK coastal and inland bathing waters show that:
• 95.4% of UK bathing waters met the minimum standard - that is 595 out of 624 bathing waters
• 60% of bathing waters met the Directive’s excellent standard
• 95.4% of UK bathing waters met the minimum standard - that is 595 out of 624 bathing waters
• 60% of bathing waters met the Directive’s excellent standard