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Information on the potential health impacts of drought in England and the measures that people can take to stay healthy during these events.
Learn how planting trees can help manage flooding, improve water quality, and support aquatic habitats.
Record dry spring and summer heatwaves mean that without winter rain there will be drought next year with impacts on nature, agriculture and navigation
Water companies who broke environmental rules are now funding the recovery of England’s waterways by local communities and environmental groups.
This series brings together all documents relating to water quality and abstraction statistics.
The Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat) is a non-ministerial government department. We are the economic regulator for the water and sewerage sectors in England and Wales. We are responsible for making sure that the companies we regulate provide consumers with...
Cutting-edge technology being used to help prepare for future droughts
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