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Gove supports EA’s cut on Southern pumping from River Test

Michael Gove has backed moves by the Environment Agency to force Southern Water to cut the volume of water that it abstracts from the River Test by 40 per cent.

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Thames unveils ‘online calculator’ for water efficiency

Thames Water has launched an online calculator for households, to give customers a better understanding

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Severn Trent announces AMP7 contractors

Severn Trent has announced the details of the first contractors to deliver its c.£2 billion

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Water UK urges against ‘political short-termism’

Trade association chief executive Michael Roberts questions the claim of overwhelming public support for nationalisation.

5 years ago

CEO view: Michael Roberts – ‘In the public interest’

Water UK's Michael Roberts outlines three good reasons to steer well clear of challenging the current set-up of the water and sewerage industry in England.

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Thames Water agrees £200m contracts to tackle leakage

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Michael Gove reappoints Environment Agency chair

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Water firms collaborate for water transfer from north to south

Trevor Bishop, organisational development director at the Water Resources South East (WRSE) group of regional industry stakeholders, outlined the water transfer plans at a meeting of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) select committee in parliament this week.

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Thames Water reveals ‘radical’ sewer network plans

Thames Water has announced it is re-engineering one of its sewer networks in order to help it prepare for unprecedented population growth over the next 15 years.

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It’s time to ‘focus on reality’: Pennon Group CEO, Chris Loughlin

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Severn Trent trials taxi drivers to detect leaks

The water industry has been stepping up efforts to tackle leakage with technology such as drones and satellites and now Severn Trent has added taxi drivers to the list.

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A consultation in name only?

Since privatisation, water companies have operated subject to conditions set out in a licence, which

5 years ago

Rachel Fletcher: The water sector is waking up to its responsibility

Ofwat's chief executive talks about how setting ambitious new leakage targets has been “an interesting experiment” in using a different tool as a regulator.

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Water UK welcomes first ‘fine to flush’ wet wipes

Water UK has welcomed the news that the first wet wipes to be accredited with the “fine to flush” symbol will soon be available to buy to help in the fight against fatbergs.

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Chief executive’s view: Balancing bills and investment

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A CEO’s view

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Severn Trent turns on £60m pumping station

Severn Trent has announced a major milestone today (19 February) after switching on its new Terminal Pumping Station at Crankley Point in Newark.

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Yorkshire Water starts analytics trial to help battle leakage

Yorkshire Water has started trialling smart analytics to find and fix leaks in its network with the aim of avoiding interruptions to services for customers.

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Are we a step closer to a ‘water big six’?

The prospect of the equivalent of a “big six” in the water retail market took

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MP’s view: To tackle climate change take back control of our water companies

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