drinking water
Water companies seek to pass on the costs of addressing sewage issues
The Environment Agency’s initial assessment suggests “widespread” and “serious” non-compliance of environmental permit conditions by all water companies
Hosepipe ban by South East Water has been linked to increased water demand from remote workers
Residents in Newton Tony had previously complained about water’s taste and smell
The Environment Agency officers uncovered Anglian Water’s monthly discharge of waste water equivalent to three Olympic swimming pools into the North Sea
A hosepipe ban has been extended to most of Devon, affecting around 390,000 homes
A senior water executive at Thames Water has urged Britons to consider not flushing the toilet after urinating and taking shorter showers to reduce water consumption
Water containing radioactive tritium leaked from Xcel Energy’s Monticello nuclear power plant in Minnesota in November
The combined annual water use of India, China, Indonesia, France and Canada could be lost by mid-century, new study warns
Anglian Water suggests a leaky loo wastes between 215 and 400 litres of clean drinking water every year