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Dramatic fall in support for water nationalisation after revelations on pension cuts

Annual review for 2018/19

Water sector comes together for the public good

Public Interest Commitment

Water industry reaffirms pledge to work in the public interest

Water companies in England are strengthening their ongoing commitment to working in the public interest and placing wider good at the heart of everything they do.

Learning from the impacts of the 2018 freeze-thaw

Water UK response to ‘Improving our management of water in the environment’

Water UK Guidance to 2011 private sewer transfer

Post company complaints handling in the water sector-a report by Queen Margaret University

New survey reveals a big fall in support for water nationalisation and shows high levels of trust in water companies

There has been a substantial fall in public support for water nationalisation, according to a new survey by polling experts ComRes.

SuDS asset register and mapping - Review of current status and recommendations

Two major milestones for the water industry

Water companies reveal additional £8 billion investment with bills kept down again

Water companies in England and Wales will invest more than £8 billion in 2019-20. The investment comes in the fifth year of a £44 billion spending commitment from 2015 to 2020.

Water UK response to Ofwat's announcement on water companies' draft business plans for 2020 to 2025

Today’s announcement is not just about individual company plans, it is also about the sheer scale of collective ambition to do more for customers, the environment and the country as a whole.

A big year for the water industry

Fine to Flush - a major new development in the fight against fatbergs

The fight against fatbergs has received a major boost with the publication of a new official standard identifying which wet wipes can be flushed down toilets safely.

Freeze-thaw report December 2018

Water UK has published its first quarterly report on progress to drive improvements in managing the impacts of freeze-thaw events.

Briefing Paper on managing water supplies during summer 2018 and preparing for 2019

A record of the water industry’s actions successfully managing water resources in the long, hot summer of 2018 has been published.