Response to Jeremy Corbyn comments
Michael Roberts, Chief Executive has responded to Jeremy Corbyn MP's comments.
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Response to Environmental Performance Assessment
Water UK Chief Executive, Michael Roberts, has responded to the Environment Agency's Environmental Performance Assessment.
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England's bathing waters maintain high standards
The Department for Environment, has announced today that 98.3% of bathing waters in England met the tough standards for water quality in 2017.
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Major reviews of EU water policy in 2016
Although there is no new legislation on water expected from the EU this year, there are some very significant reviews of existing directives either already underway or about to start.
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UK bathing water amongst the best
The water industry has invested billions since the 1990s on measures that protect the UK’s bathing waters. The latest results from the European Environment Agency show that the UK is close to the top of the list for bathing waters that comply with the EU standards.
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Storm overflows
… Our world-leading plan to remove 4 million spills from rivers and seas National Storm Overflows Plan What’s going to … to expand drains and sewers and reduce sewage going into rivers Find out more Protecting rivers and coasts Over the last 30 years, the water industry …
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Metaldehyde policy position
Water UK considers that reducing the overall amount of slug pellets containing metaldehyde applied to land will be the most beneficial way of significantly reducing the risk of treated water metaldehyde exceedances.
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Microbeads face UK ban
The UK government has stated that it will consider a ban on plastic microbeads in personal care products such as face scrubs and shower gels. The beads are designed to exfoliate the skin, but as some are less than a millimetre wide, they can be missed by water filters after being rinsed off and travel into the sea.