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So that water companies can benchmark themselves against each other, they collate and share historic information about their operations, investment and performance.

It might seem difficult to believe, as the weather forecasts warn of yet more rain, but it was only two years ago that parts of Britain were starting to recover from two years of extremely low rainfall. Dry, cold, wet, hot – the meteorological rollercoaster ride of the past three or four years has been exceptional.

There is a growing international focus on governance, indicators and benchmarking in the water sector, both globally and in the EU. There appears to be a belief among regulators and water practitioners globally that while there are plenty of measures of outputs, such as environmental indicators, perhaps more can be done to measure how efficiently the services are delivered.

The Government’s consultation on abstraction licence reform was a useful first step but more work is needed with Defra officials and other key stakeholders to fully understand the impacts of the proposals.

In October, MEPs narrowly agreed to support proposals to amend the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive to include shale gas projects

Water UK considers that the Groundwater Directive (GWD) is fit for purpose and does not require amendment.

Water companies collate and publish useful information about their operations, their investment and their performance.

Guidance note on pipe crossings and pipe bridges risk assessment

Guidance on the Requirement of Information and Levels of Service for Water Main Requisitions and Service Connections