Is the UK’s infrastructure ready for climate change, with periods of dry weather becoming more common as a result of the climate crisis? No new reservoir has been built in the UK since 1992, shortly after water companies were privatised. While there are some plans to build new reservoirs these are not expected to be
Only 1% of water companies’ actions to improve environmental performance, such as improving sewer overflows, have been inspected by the Environment Agency, the authors of the NAO report said. They also found there was no regulator responsible for proactively inspecting wastewater assets to prevent further environmental harm.
The average bill will go up 36% but how much extra billpayers will be charged depends on what part of England or Wales you live in, and which water company supplies you. The sums are below what the firms had requested but not far off. In 2023 there were over 582,000 discharges of untreated sewage into UK rivers, totalling
Healthy rivers are vital. They are a powerful ally in combating climate change, they support a wealth of biodiversity, and they benefit our physical and mental wellbeing….
The government and regulators may have broken the law by failing to stem raw sewage dumping into rivers by water companies in England, the new independent environmental watchdog has said…
Customer bills make up at least 96% of water company revenue, according to Guardian analysis of company accounts for 2023. The analysis of financial data for all 14 English water companies found the industry has paid close to 20p for every pound of revenue on servicing debt on average over the past five years…
UK Ministers have been making plans to remove the EU’s water framework directive from legally binding targets, which legislates to clean up dirty rivers and seas from agricultural, chemical and sewage pollution…
Risks from Polluted Rivers.  The UK is consistently ranked as one of the worst countries in Europe for water quality, over three quarters of our rivers fail to meet required health standards and face multiple threats…
Customer bills make up at least 96% of water company revenue, according to Guardian analysis of company accounts for 2023…
Raw sewage discharged into English rivers 399,864 in 2022 the equivalent of 1,091 times every day. Untreated sewage and rainwater should only be released into rivers and coastal waters via storm overflow pipes in extreme weather…..