Water sector urged to address ageing meter crisis

Water retailer Wave has urged the industry to address ageing non-household water meters following a study, highlighting potential issues with functionality and billing accuracy

Welsh Water cuts bills

Welsh Water has announced a decrease of approximately 1% in household bills starting April, attributing the reduction to penalties for supply interruptions and leakage

Water retailer launches high consumption alerts for business sustainability

Wave has introduced high consumption alerts to support small and medium-sized businesses in identifying potential cost savings

Nearly two million water customers missing out on entitled help

More than 1.3 million low income households received bill reductions through water company social tariffs, up 19% in 2022-23, according to the Consumer Council for Water

Thames Water ‘faces multi-million shortfall’ after bill increase

The water company could be hit by £512 million in unpaid bills as customers are struggling with the cost of living crisis, new research suggests

Drinking treated sewage is the future, says EA chief

Sir James Bevan has said people need to be “less squeamish” about where drinking water comes from

Thirsty cows? Bottled water?

A farmer with 400 cows was told to get six bottles of water during recent water disruption in Surrey

Yorkshire Water launches hosepipe ban as English regions declare drought

The new hosepipe ban will come into force on 26th August

Customers told to replace shower with wet towels!

Households have been urged to cut their water consumption in the wake of hosepipe bans

‘Emergency desalination plant switched off due to high energy costs’

An MP has questioned the reasons behind the plant’s closure although the company says it is for “maintenance work”