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Reports claim nearly six million homeowners could soon be forced to install a water meter
The country is expected to announce new measures to tackle methane emissions at the summit, which are responsible for a third of human-induced global warming
The partnership will see British Gas offering its plumbing and drainage services to Thames Water’s customers
Its rollout, which currently covers London and the village of Haslemere, near Guildford, is the biggest smart water meter programme in the UK
Environment Minister Rebecca Pow said while water companies coped well under increased pressure during the lockdown, she made clear much stronger action is needed on environmental priorities
The 15% fall has been achieved for the five years to March 2020, in addition to achieving the lowest ever levels of leakage for 2019/20
Water UK says companies across England have agreed on a series of pledges to do more to benefit consumers, improve services and safeguard the environment
Severn Trent Water, South West Water and United Utilities customers will see reductions of between £18 and £43
The programme is expected to save the equivalent of 172 Olympic swimming pools of water a day
Hundreds of thousands of litres are lost every day – and everything stolen is classed as leakage