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  • Bathing water testing begins in the South West

    The Environment Agency bathing water monitoring teams will be out and about in the South West every week until the end of September, taking nearly 4,000 samples from 194 bathing waters.

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  • Painting the town yellow in Teignmouth

    The Environment Agency are working together with Teignbridge District Council to explain to local businesses what happens if they pour fat, oils or other dirty liquids down their yard drains or road gullies.

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  • Bathing water sampling underway on Lincolnshire coast

    The Environment Agency has begun its annual testing regime to make sure bathing water on the Lincolnshire coast meets strict water quality standards.

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  • Join us for an #Agrichat session on water abstraction reform

    Defra will be taking part in a Twitter discussion on water use on farms and abstraction reform.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • England’s bathing waters see record improvement

    New figures show almost 99 per cent of England’s bathing waters meet strict quality standards.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Press briefing: morning 1 November 2013

    The Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on water bills, the NHS, RBS, devolved powers and the HS2 extension.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Groundwater Directive consultation: Government Chemist response

    Letter from the Government Chemist to the European Commission responding to its proposal to review annexes of the Groundwater Directive.

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  • River health gets £1.6 million boost

    A new £1.6 million project to improve river health and water quality in England has been launched by the government today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • South West Water customers to receive £50 off their water bills

    South West Water customers will see their bills fall after the Government finalised plans to give all household customers £50 off from April…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Bathing water standards published

    New figures that show which of England’s bathing waters have met strict quality standards have been published by Defra today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Vulnerable households set to save on water bills

    An estimated 2.4 million households have difficulties meeting the costs of their water bills.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Nineteen areas move out of drought

    Recent record-breaking rainfall has altered the situation.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Myth bust: Daily Mail claims about the need for standpipes

    If there's a third dry winter, the likelihood of needing standpipes will increase slightly for 2013, but the chance of needing them is still very low.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Richard Benyon’s speech at the Waterwise conference

    Richard Benyon’s speech at the Waterwise conference.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Save water now to limit the effects of drought says Spelman

    Everyone must find a way to save water to help limit the effects of drought.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Defra launches consultation to tackle unpaid water bills

    The industry had to write off approximately £328 million of household debt in 2010-11 which leads to higher bills for those that do pay.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Spelman: Water reform needed to tackle threat of future droughts

    Water for Life recognises that water is essential for economic growth and that we must protect the environment for future generations.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Tackling a summer drought begins now

    Water companies and the public need to plan now for a summer drought.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Majority of England’s bathing waters meet strict quality standards

    A huge majority of England’s bathing waters continue to meet rigorous quality standards, new figures from Defra reveal.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • More choice and lower water bills for businesses

    Government proposals to slash the current threshold to just five megalitres of water.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government