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Water companies urged to do more to protect the environment and reduce storm overflows
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Review of water investment programme to ensure water companies’ money delivers better outcomes for environment.
Latest annual report by the Environment Agency shows that despite improvements, certain water companies are still failing in their duty to the environment
Southern Water sentenced to pay record £90 million in fines for widespread pollution after pleading guilty to 6,971 unpermitted sewage discharges.
Favourite recreation spot and chalk stream hit by 79 million litres of sludge.
New legal duties on water companies and government will be included in the Environment Bill to reduce sewage discharged into waterways
Seven additional water company areas may need to adopt the highest level of water-saving measures
Government-led programme is providing an early warning of coronavirus outbreaks by monitoring sewage and sharing data with NHS Test & Trace
Water company chiefs challenged on environmental performance, leakage and protecting supplies.
New eight week consultation launched on giving bathing water status to an area of the River Wharfe in Ilkley
New working group includes a range of water companies and experts across the UK
An extensive programme of testing is being carried out around Bridlington in a bid to find out sources impacting on bathing water quality.
The money from South West Water will benefit watercourses in Plymouth as an alternative to prosecution by the Environment Agency.
Water company efforts to protect the environment were described as ‘simply unacceptable’ in an Environment Agency (EA) report published today (10 July) with only 1 of the major water and sewage companies in England performin…
An organisation whose remit is to raise awareness of flood risk in the Hull area has announced that the city will once again host to the 'Hulltimate' Challenge.
Sewage leaked from a manhole at South Sands Beach in 2012 and again during Easter Bank Holiday in 2017.
Speech by Sir James Bevan, Chief Executive of the Environment Agency Waterwise Conference, 19 March 2019
New figures show the benefits of the new state-of-the-art tunnel
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
New homes should be connected to vital utility services more quickly under plans announced by Housing Minister Brandon Lewis.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Effective provision of advice to local planning authorities in relation to water drainage management - new consultation announced.
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