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Riverside people  kayakers 1Professor Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer for England, Jonson Cox, Ofwat chair and Emma Howard Boyd, Environment Agency chair are warning that sewage in water is a growing public health problem and are calling for water companies to take the initiative and go faster in tackling storm sewage discharges.

CSO OVERFLOWWater sector regulator Ofwat has today welcomed wastewater companies' plans to address storm overflows and river quality – but warned that some companies have shown “limited ambition” to act before 2025.

WASHING UP WITH TAP TURNED OFFNew research shows that more than half of English households are using less water to save money on rising energy bills during the cost-of-living crisis continues to bite.

EA officers monitor river water qualityEnhanced by citizen science data, the Environment Agency is using water quality monitoring activity to prioritise how and where to tackle phosphate pollution on the River Wye.

CITIZEN SCIENCE - CLEAN RIVER KENT CAMPAIGN 1Local campaigners have launched a crowdfunding initiative to protect the River Kent from water pollution - the Clean River Kent Campaign has 4 weeks to raise £1,500 to support a volunteer-led citizen science testing programme through to October 2022.

WESSEX WATER Cromhall Wetlands 1Constructed wetlands could successfully deliver a natural alternative to chemically treating wastewater before it is returned to the environment, according to the findings an investigation by Wessex Water on its pioneering site at Cromhall Water Recycling Centre.

FUTURE WATER logoA leading UK water industry association is calling for major changes to water sector regulator’s OFWAT Innovation Fund.

WRE-WRSE possible supply solutionsThe Environment Agency’s review of emerging regional water resources plans says that environmental enhancements set out in the plans were variable and did not meet expectations in some places.

WIF MULTI CAPITALS PAPER MAY 2022The Water Industry Forum has today published its latest thought leadership paper on driving best value decision making within the water sector using a multi-capitals approach.

British Water HoL reception May 2022 1The importance of supply chain resilience in the water sector was the overarching message from Baroness Brown, speaking at a British Water reception held at the House of Lords this week.

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