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If you want a care-free Christmas, there’s one sure way to keep the air clear. Spare our sewers from yuletide leftovers, unwanted fat and roast run-off.

The Marine Conservation Society report on wet wipes on beaches reveals the problems with wipes and other sanitary products being flushed down the loo.

Water companies have published their business plans for 2015-20 and almost all will hold down bills to keep them in line with or lower than inflation. To help keep customer bills down, investors will receive lower returns in 2015-20.

Companies worked around the clock alongside the Environment Agency, local authorities and other emergency services to help minimise the impacts of the floods on drinking water and sewerage services.

Water companies are set to complete a five-year investment programme worth £25 billion, while keeping rises in the average household water and sewerage bill below inflation in 2014-15. In November 2009, a five-year package of investment and prices was finalised and April 2014 sees the final year of that package.

Following the publication of the Environment Bill in October 2019, Water UK made recommendations for amendment and additions. This provided the basis for our submission to the EFRA Select Committee Inquiry on 1 November 2019.

Update: the Fine to Flush ‘wet wipe’ certification will come to an end in March 2024. 

With temperatures continuing to drop across the UK, water companies are making sure that customers’ water supplies are protected against the winter weather.
Water companies are advising and helping customers, through their websites, community events and local media, with tips on how to protect their pipes from freezing.

With a few simple changes, it's easy to reduce the amount of water that you use.