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‘No prospect’ of hosepipe bans as England sees wettest period since 1836

‘No prospect’ of hosepipe bans as England sees wettest period since 1836

Water companies across the UK say they are not expecting to impose restrictions on usage this year following the wettest 18 months in almost two centuries. This is despite calls from the head of the Environment Agency for more hosepipe bans to be implemented so consumers can see “the fragility of the system”. Utility Week asked each company if they could commit to avoid a ban this summer. Find out how they answered.

1 week ago

Water companies owe billpayers £236 million for underperformance

7 months ago

Where will England’s next reservoirs be?

8 months ago

£20m pipeline to boost water security in Essex

A water transfer project to move 50 megalitres of water between treatment sites in Essex has begun work to bolster resilience of supplies in the region. Raw supplies will be able to move from a reservoir to both treatment plants to better exploit treatment capacity. Essex and Suffolk is investing £20million in the scheme, which will serve 370,000 customers.

8 months ago

Can the sector innovate through troubled waters?

Amid turbulent times for the water sector, the seventh Northumbrian Innovation Festival welcomed thousands of guests seeking the answers to the sector's most pressing problems. Utility Week caught up with the firm's chief executive Heidi Mottram and chief information officer Nigel Watson, as well as witnessing some of the many innovations on display.

9 months ago

Farmland could be used to store millions of litres of water

Farmland has the potential to store up to 10 million megalitres of water per hectare, a study has shown. The work by Atkins to use whole farms as reservoirs was undertaken to address issues of winter flood risk and summer drought. By using geographic features and careful management water can be held back for use when and where it is required.

10 months ago

Dry weather pushes water demand up 20% in South East

10 months ago

Water companies propose £1.6bn accelerated spending

1 year ago

Northumbrian to streamline end-of-life account administration

2 years ago

Sector urges customers to seek support as water bills creep up

2 years ago

Water demand in East of England forecast to double by 2050

2 years ago

CCW: Thames complaints skewed overall sector performance

2 years ago

Northumbrian sets 2027 as Emission Possible date

3 years ago

UKPN to integrate PSR with water companies

UK Power Networks will share details of vulnerable customers with water companies in its regions, in a partnership which it believes “moves the industry a step closer to the potential of a nationwide register”.

3 years ago

Northumbrian’s Innovation Festival set to return in hybrid form

3 years ago

Study suggests £720m cost to plug water poverty gap

The cost to plug the "water poverty gap" could be up to £720 million, according to a report commissioned by Water UK. It shows the number of people living in water poverty in England and Wales is greater than previously calculated as of 2019/20, with more than 4 million households struggling to pay their bills.

3 years ago

Innovate East returns to address decarbonisation

To address some of the problematic elements of decarbonisation in the water sector, this virtual innovation festival jointly hosted by Anglian, Yorkshire and Essex & Suffolk will look towards COP26

3 years ago

Northumbrian targets water efficiency scheme at children

3 years ago

Northumbrian and National Grid recognised on ‘most ethical’ list

3 years ago

Beast from the East 2: The big thaw

3 years ago

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