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The Consumer Council for Water (CCW) is warning that the largest rise in the average household water and sewerage bill for almost 20 years could prove a tipping point for the one in five customers already struggling to pay.

Europe has been experiencing a severe drought for years. Across the continent, groundwater levels have been consistently low since 2018, even if extreme weather events with flooding temporarily give a different picture.

Renewed efforts by the water companies who make up the Water Resources South East water group to move forward with proposals for a giant reservoir near Abingdon are again facing opposition in Oxfordshire. 

Water UK says that water companies are significantly increasing their help for customers in response to the cost-of-living crisis, with hundreds of thousands more people set to receive help paying their water bills.

Northumbrian Water Group’s Head of Innovation, Angela MacOscar and HP Nanda, Divisional CEO (Water Utility) at global water and pump solutions company Grundfos have shared their predictions for the water sector in 2023.