United Utilities Publishes North-West Sewer Revamp Road Map

The UK’s ageing sewer network poses a significant problem around the country, leading to water leaks, pollution and flooding. The situation is being exacerbated by population gro...

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The UK’s premier Business Water Switching site, sponsors “Late Tee Time Podcast”

Its a fact, Golf needs water! Without water the greens will fade and die. All golfers want to stay away from the water, that splash as your round sinks beneath the surface us never...

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River Pollution: Is It Getting Worse?

River health in the UK is a hot topic of conversation these days, with water quality a growing concern around the country, one that puts human health, the economy, livelihoods and ...

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Water Recycling & Why It’s Becoming Increasingly Important

Tackling the water crisis will involve a wide range of different strategies and approaches, with each nation around the world finding the best solutions to suit their specific set ...

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What Causes Droughts And Why Do They Stop?

Every business in the world relies on a high quality, plentiful water supply to function, if for no other reason than every human being relies on water to live and function effecti...

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Spotlight On: Water Quality Of The River Wharfe

It’s safe to say that water is one of the most precious natural resources that we have. Without it, life would be impossible to sustain.   Despite this, however, water quali...

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Southern Water Confirms Data Breach

Towards the end of January, it emerged that the Black Basta ransomware group had claimed responsibility for a cyber attack on utility company Southern Water, sharing a snippet of t...

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The word is out! UK Businesses and Public Sector to face another significant increase in water bills

This year Southern Water take the prize for the largest increase in metered water bills.   Last year 11.6 percent but this year 18.3 percent. Wastewater charges last year 10.1...

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How Can Water Bosses Get Millions In Bonuses Amid Water Crisis?

The problem of poor quality and availability of freshwater in the UK is getting worse and worse, as a result of an increase in pollution, a rising population, and climate change. &...

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Experts Weigh In On Fixing England’s Water System

As citizens of 21st century England, we perhaps take access to clean water and sanitation a little for granted, but it hasn’t always been this way, with piped water only made rea...

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Talking Water Episode 3 with Graham Mann, Director of SwitchWaterSupplier.com

During Talking Water episode 3 Graham Mann and David Easson explore various aspects of how the Business Water Switching Platform works in more detail, and some of the key benefits ...

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The Rise Of Drought Tourism

Over the last few years, prolonged drought conditions have been seen all over the world, from Europe to China and the US, with unprecedented heat waves driving record temperatures....

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The word is out, Southern Water’s wholesale charges are on the up Big Time.

The UK’s premier business water comparison site SwitchWaterSupplier.com has learnt that the wholesale water, wastewater and other charges are to be increased Big Time by Whol...

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Talking Water episode 2 with Graham Mann, Director of SwitchWaterSupplier.com

During Talking Water episode 2 Graham Mann and David Easson explore various aspects of how the Business Water Switching Platform works in more detail, and some of the key benefits ...

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Why Was Raw Sewage Dumped Into Lake Windermere?

One of the biggest topics in British water infrastructure was the revelation of significant levels of illegal raw sewage dumping taking place, including near clean water areas and ...

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800m Litre Water Shortage Per Day For The East Of England ‘By 2050’

Water stress and scarcity is one of the biggest climate change-related threats that the world faces and every corner of the globe is expected to be affected by the likes of drought...

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£1 Million Enforcement Undertaking By Yorkshire Water For Pollution

Water wholesaler Yorkshire Water has submitted an enforcement undertaking to the Environment Agency, suggesting that it makes a charitable donation of £1 million following a breac...

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Global Funding Support For Sustainable Climate-Resilient Farming

Farmers around the world will be offered further support to help them adopt sustainable climate-resilient ways of working thanks to a new scaled-up partnership between the UK and t...

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Festive Trade At Risk Due To Panama Canal Drought

Christmas is a particularly hectic time for one and all, but for the logistics industry it’s nonstop, with goods of all kinds being ferried from one corner of the world to the ot...

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Talking Water With Graham Mann Director Switchwatersupplier.com

Graham Mann Director of Business Water Switching site Switchwatersupplier.com and David Easson of Yorkshire Podcast Studio discuss how non domestic customers can switch water suppl...

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£74m Slurry Infrastructure Investment To Tackle Water Pollution

The government has unveiled a £74 million investment pot to help farmers around the country make further investments in slurry infrastructure, with the aim being to address the is...

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1 In 3 Children Now Facing Severe Water Scarcity Risk

A new report from Unicef entitled The Climate Changed Child – published ahead of the COP28 climate change summit, taking place between November 30th and December 12th –...

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FAQs’ about Switching Water Supplier in the water retail market

None residential customers ask many questions about switching water supplier, so in order to help you here are just a few key questions : –   https://www.switchwatersupp...

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How Drought Can Affect Global Trade

Thanks to the advent of the internet, going global with your business has never been easier, particularly if you’re in an arena like the fast-moving consumer goods sector.  ...

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Drought Conditions: The Risks Posed By Higher River Temperatures

Last year saw the driest July since 1935, with drought conditions declared for much of the country off the back of soaring temperatures and below-average rainfall for every month e...

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Could We Look To The Past To Ease Water Stress?

Waterways and natural bodies of water are essential not only to life itself but how many people in the modern world live and do business within it.   It is not only important ...

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WWF: The High Cost Of Cheap Water

To mark this year’s World Food Day, which took place on October 16th, the WWF has published its latest report – The High Cost of Cheap Water – revealing the first-eve...

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Why Is Heavy Rain So Dangerous After A Drought?

It can be easy to reduce water to a simple matter of demand and supply, particularly when exploring the utility aspects of water infrastructure, including freshwater supply and was...

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Has American Groundwater Reached The Point Of No Return?

With global record temperatures being hit on an almost daily basis during the summer of 2023, one of the consequences of rising global temperatures is its effect on water security,...

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Water Bill Hike To Fund Infrastructure Investments?

It’s possible that annual water bills could increase by £156 a year by 2030 if water suppliers in England and Wales are successful in their petition to industry watchdog Ofwat, ...

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Why Doing Nothing About Droughts Has A Far Bigger Cost

Water security has been an important talking point over the past few years as extreme weather phenomena have become significantly more common to the point of becoming the new norma...

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Water Crisis: What Is Dry Spilling?

The poor quality of the UK’s waterways is now very well documented and it seems as though not a day goes by that sewage spills and pollution don’t hit the headlines for some re...

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Anglian Water’s New Pipes Will Come At A Cost To Customers

Individuals and businesses signed up to Anglian Water can expect their bills to increase, as the water supplier has revealed it needs the money to expand its pipe network.   W...

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Why Water Is So Vital For Business Cost-Efficiency

Businesses everywhere will have all sorts of plans in place to increase cost efficiencies. This may include their energy use (especially in recent times), their manufacturing proce...

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Can The UK Space Agency Help Us Understand Water Pollution?

Without water, there is no life, but the most vital resource in the world is in the unique position of simultaneously being both so abundant as to be virtually infinite and yet als...

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How The Water Crisis Will Affect Cargo Transit

It goes without saying that without water, a business stops functioning in the same way a human body stops functioning without water.   Besides being essential for life as wel...

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Why Are Billions Lacking Safe Drinking Water?

There are few universal constants in the world that link every person on the planet together, but one of them is that we need water to survive, thrive and be our best selves.  ...

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Hot Topic: The Water Crisis In France

At the start of the year, analysis of satellite data by the Institute of Geodesy at TU Graz revealed that Europe has been in a state of severe drought since 2018, with the continen...

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The Impact Of Tourism On Water Stress & Scarcity

There’s certainly no denying that travel, tourism and hospitality hold significant value for the global economy, with the latest report from the World Travel & Tourism Counci...

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Hot Topic: Uruguay’s Water Crisis Switch Water Supplier

At the start of the year, a study from Oxford University’s School of Geography revealed that over 90 per cent of the world’s population is now predicted to face increased risks...

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Compare the business water market and switch water supplier

Businesses and non domestic customers, if you compare the business water market and switch water supplier you can reduce your water bills by as much as 25 percent.   So what a...

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EU Permits Treated Wastewater Use For Irrigation

The EU has introduced a new piece of legislation for all member states – the Water Reuse Regulation (WRR) – that has made the use of treated wastewater for irrigation a...

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The Future Of Water: Paying More To Use Less?

When it comes to water shortages and the issue of water stress and scarcity, it’s all too easy to fall into the trap of thinking that we’ll be spared such concerns here in the ...

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7 FAQs About Water Leaks Switch Water Supplier Blog

The last few months have been relatively erratic where UK weather is concerned, with the driest February for 30 years quickly followed by the wettest March for 40 years.   The...

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Water Scarcity & Infrastructure Development

Freshwater supplies around the world are becoming increasingly scarce as time goes on, with billions of people globally now lacking safe access to drinking water… and this is exp...

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Water Shortages Emerge ‘As Fastest-Growing Concern’ Among Consumers

It’s an oft-cited fact that, despite being absolutely essential for the very survival of mankind, the water crisis is the least-discussed aspect of the climate emergency… but t...

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Deal Struck To Draw Less Water From The Colorado River

The Colorado River Basin is a hugely valuable water source in the US, stretching almost 1,500 miles through the Grand Canyon and providing water for more than 40 million people acr...

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The Effects Of Refugee Migration On Water Stress

Despite the fact that there is a lot of water to be found around the world, the reality is that only around three per cent or so of this is potable water, able to be used for drink...

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Western US Sees Accelerated Winter Snowmelt, Report Reveals

New research has found that in the western parts of North America, more snow is melting during the winter months, with a third of 1,065 snow measurement stations stretching from th...

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Calderdale Water Quality Improvement Project Yields Dividends

Although rivers and waterways in Calderdale are being put under increasing amounts of pressure because of agricultural practices and rural land management, all is not yet lost for ...

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Water Scarcity Warning Issued For Scottish Businesses

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has just released its first water scarcity report for 2023, revealing that northern, western and central parts of the country have...

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NDG: Now’s The Time To Preserve Water Supplies

The National Drought Group (NDG), which is made up of experts from the Environment Agency, the Met Office, water companies and farming and environmental groups, has emphasised the ...

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Nature-Based Solutions To The Water Crisis

As time goes on, the global water crisis will only become increasingly more acute, with the situation exacerbated by climate change and the degradation of freshwater ecosystems all...

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You can now compare business water suppliers

The open water market opened April 2017, which means the water market was deregulated allowing none household customers to compare business water suppliers in order to reduce their...

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Global Investors Call For Action On Water Security

The world is going through a water crisis, which could have huge implications on the global economy, according to a group of 30 international investors.   They wrote an open l...

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Slurry Infrastructure Grant Launched For Farmers

The government has launched a new slurry infrastructure grant for farmers to help them improve slurry storage management to help reduce the amount of pollution being washed from fi...

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Saudi Arabia Unveils Plans For Longest ‘River’ In The World

One of the biggest challenges presented by climate breakdown is water stress and scarcity, an issue that will affect every country around the world in one way or another in the fut...

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Ofwat Calls For Innovation With Water Bills & Charging

Industry regulator Ofwat has issued a call for water companies around the UK to try out more innovative ways of charging their customers to help make bills more affordable and to e...

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£1.6 Billion Infrastructure Investment To Improve Water Quality

The government has announced that it will be investing more than £1.6 billion in vital infrastructure around the country, with the aim being to improve water quality in lakes, riv...

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Dry Spring Predicted To Devastate River Levels

Some parts of the UK could soon run out of water, with river levels round the country now at record lows… a situation that experts are now expecting to be exacerbated by a dry sp...

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Triple Burden Of WASH-Related Threats Revealed

The UN 2023 Water Conference has just come to a close in New York, taking place this year between March 22nd and 24th, and to mark the occasion a new report from Unicef has examine...

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World At ‘Imminent Risk’ Of Water Crisis

World Water Day 2023 has just come to a close, taking place on March 22nd, with the aim being to draw attention to just how important freshwater is while advocating for sustainable...

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UK Businesses and Public Sector to be hit by huge rises in water bills from 1st April 2023 up to 20 percent !

The news we in the water market have been waiting for, increases in water bills, and lets not forget the wastewater bills.   There were expectations in the market of above inf...

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Ofwat Orders Utility Companies To Improve Water Service Plans

Industry regulator Ofwat has called on water companies around the UK to improve their draft water resource management plans (WRMPs) to secure reliable water services in the future ...

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Multiple Governments Issue Warnings Over Europe’s Water Crisis

Warnings have been issued by multiple governments around Europe of critical water shortages as the winter drought continues to make its presence felt, with heatwaves and a dearth o...

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How do you compare business water suppliers?

The quickest most effective, in fact the only way this can be achieved is to use the business water rates comparison platform SwitchWaterSupplier.com, which is the only business wa...

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The Effects Of Pesticide Use On Watercourses

One of the biggest threats to waterways around the UK is agricultural waste and the use of pesticides and fertilisers, which are increasingly making their way into the natural envi...

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Drought Warning Issued For East Of England

Utility company Anglian Water has issued a warning for the east of England, saying that the region will likely be hit by drought come the summer months after a particularly dry win...

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Are We In A Climate Doom Loop?

As the realities of climate change are increasingly felt around the world, in the form of more frequent and extreme weather events, rising global temperatures and water stress and ...

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How Can Businesses Prepare For Drought?

In 2022, the UK saw its driest summer for almost 30 years and it seems that we may well see similar conditions strike the length and breadth of the country this year as well, with ...

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How Climate Change Impacts Water Availability ‘Systematically Underestimated’

As is now abundantly clear, the changing climate is having an impact on air circulation around the world, which in turn leads to changes in precipitation and evaporation, influenci...

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The Importance Of Water In Reaching Net Zero

If the world is to prevent the worst impacts of climate change (more frequent and intense drought, heatwaves, heavy rainfall, warming oceans, rising sea levels and melting ice caps...

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Govt Publishes Environmental Improvement Plan 2023

The government has set out its ambitions to improve the environmental quality of England’s land, air and water in its Environmental Improvement Plan 2023, which builds on the vis...

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“SwitchWaterSupplier.com saved my business”

SwitchWaterSupplier.com is the UK’s only business water switching site that tenders business water supply contracts to the whole water retail market.   This is the only ...

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Fight The Good Fight: 4 Companies Taking On The Water Crisis

Water underpins every aspect of life in the 21st century and, without it, everything would come to a grinding halt sooner rather than later… which is why the water crisis is fast...

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What Is The Courtauld 2030 Water Roadmap?

One critical aspect of the climate crisis is water stress and scarcity, a global concern that needs to be addressed as a matter of urgency if freshwater resources are to be protect...

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How do I compare business water rates ?

If you want to compare business water rates there is only 1 business water comparison site that will send your water billing data out to tender to the whole market. This is SwitchW...

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£200 Million Ofwat Innovation Fund Goes Live!

Industry regulator Ofwat has announced that a new £200 million Innovation Fund has now been set up to help the water sector grow and innovate, ensuring that it is better able to m...

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OFWAT’s water innovation fund goes live!

The water services regulation authority OFWAT has launched a water discovery challenge, conceived to grow the water industries capacity to innovate, enabling it to better meet the ...

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Trapped Sediment Affecting Global Dam Storage Capacity

A new report has revealed that trapped sediment is causing problems for many of the dams around the world and affecting their storage capacity, which experts are now predicting wil...

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Natural Flood Management Strategies For UK Landowners

Although much of the UK is experiencing a cold snap right now, with the Met Office warning that temperatures could plunge as low as -8 degrees C for the next week or so, this winte...

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What are business water comparison sites ?

The water market in Scotland was deregulated in 2008, allowing none domestic customers to Switch Water Supplier  for a better deal on their water bills in Scotland. In England the...

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How do you compare business water prices?

So are you looking to compare business water prices and switching water supplier?   The Open Water Market as its known was established in April 2017 allowing businesses like y...

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Multisite water deal – Cut out the stress of dealing with multiple water retailers

Stop settling for the stress of dealing with numerous different water retailers, save time, money and effort by streamlining your estate with SwitchWaterSupplier.com   Make li...

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Stage Zero River Reset Project now Complete

A river restoration project in Lincolnshire has now reached completion, with the aim being to absorb more than 117 tonnes of carbon, reduce flood risks downstream and help ease the...

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New Analysis Shows Steady Depletion Of Europe’s Groundwater

The climate crisis in Europe and beyond deepened in 2022, which ended its 12-month run as the hottest year ever on record for the UK and the fourth warmest year on record globally...

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How important is a company code of conduct to your business when Switching Water Supplier ?

The question is how important is a company code of conduct to your business?   So what is a company code of conduct ?   A company code of conduct is a written document, n...

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SWOT Satellite Launched To Monitor Global Waterways

To help the world measure and monitor changes in wetlands, rivers, reservoirs, lakes and oceans so as to better understand climate change, a new international Surface Water and Oce...

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Why Regenerative Design Is The New Sustainability

Given that human health and wellbeing is so intrinsically linked with environmental health, it’s perhaps no wonder that sustainability has been one of the biggest topics of discu...

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What Does Being Water Positive Mean?

The idea of becoming water positive has turned into something of a buzzword for big corporations around the world over the last few years, with the likes of BP, PepsiCo, Microsoft,...

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£560,000 Fine For Anglian Water In Pollution Incident

Utility company Anglian Water has been fined £560,000 after millions of litres of sewage was discharged into the upper River Wid (also known as Doddinghurst Brook), killing fish a...

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Can you switch water supplier ?

Many, many businesses are still not aware that you can switch water supplier!   Indeed, when asked “Were they aware the water market was deregulated allowing none reside...

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How Much Water Do Data Centres Use?

As the climate emergency deepens over time, it will become increasingly important for industries and sectors of all kinds to review their water usage and consumption to safeguard r...

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Dry Spill Raw Sewage Overflows ‘Becoming Problematic’

The combined sewage system in England is made up of hundreds of thousands of kilometres of pipes and sewers, dating back to Victorian times.   Both clean rainwater and wastewa...

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New Slurry Infrastructure Grant Available For Farmers

Under the new Slurry Infrastructure grant scheme, farmers across England will be able to apply for funding up to £250,000 to help drive improvements in slurry storage, a necessary...

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Vertical Farming’s Role In A Water-Secure Future

Vertical farming does exactly what it says on the tin… it grows upwards! Quite simply, the plants are stacked vertically on pillars or shelves and grown in enclosed conditions &#...

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The Grand Union Canal & Sustainable Water Delivery

The Grand Union Canal (GUC) was made to connect London, Birmingham and the Nottinghamshire Derbyshire coalfields under single ownership. The main line, running from Braunston to th...

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Spotlight On: The Mississippi River Water Crisis

When it comes to the climate emergency, one of the biggest problems that affects most, if not all, nations around the world is water stress and scarcity. Some countries have too mu...

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Government Admits Missing Pollution Targets

The government has admitted that it has failed to hit its own deadline of October 31st for setting targets to drive environmental improvements for water, air and wildlife, which gr...

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International Drought Resilience Alliance Launched

A new alliance is being launched on November 7th at the COP27 climate change conference in Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt to help boost global drought resilience and shift drought manage...

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£871,000 Fine For Anglian Water After Pollution Incidents

Utility company Anglian Water has been hit with a combined fine of £871,000 after separate pollution incidents across three counties in its catchment area.   Investigations f...

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Food Security Warning Issued Amid Drought Concerns

With most of England and parts of Wales now in drought and with experts predicting that drought conditions could persist into summer next year if insufficient rainfall is seen this...

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What Is Catchment Sensitive Farming?

Understanding how and where human activity has an impact on the natural environment is key to finding the most effective solutions to resolve the various issues.   Agriculture...

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New Water Pollution Fines Criticised As “Hot Air”

The government’s newly announced plans to increase the amount that water suppliers can be fined in civil court cases for pollution incidents may appear at first glance like a pos...

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How Earthworms Could Help Us Tackle Water Pollution!

One of the biggest problems where the water crisis is concerned is pollution. High quality water is absolutely essential for both human and environmental survival but the UK’s ri...

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Industrial Wasteland Transformed Into Important Wetland Site

When you think of the Flashes of Wigan and Leigh these days, your thoughts inevitably turn to nature, a stunning 738 acres of shallow open water bodies, wetland habitats, rough gra...

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Printfrastructure & The Water Sector

As the landscape changes around us, in line with the impacts of climate change and rising global temperatures, it will become increasingly important to evolve alongside… and this...

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Scottish Water Slashes Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Utility supplier Scottish Water has just published the second annual update of its Net Zero Emissions Routemap, revealing that exactly half of all greenhouse gas emissions from wat...

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The Financial Risks Of Poor Water Stewardship

With more frequent extreme weather events heading our way thanks to climate change, whether that’s flooding or prolonged periods of drought, there has never been a more urgent ti...

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Water Crisis: The Role Of Mountain Water Towers

For generations upon generations, high mountain areas around the world have supplied people with drinking water, thanks to the steady melting of snow during the warmer months. &nbs...

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How Will Climate Change Affect The World Of Sport?

We’re all starting to feel the effects of climate change increasingly as time goes on and it will touch all aspects of our lives sooner rather than later… even when it comes to...

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A Quick Guide To Rainwater Harvesting

This summer may well have been something of a wakeup call for businesses and individuals alike, with the intense temperatures recorded in July and August revealing just how vulnera...

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Recycled Wastewater Strategy To Tackle Future Shortages?

With drought conditions expected to become more commonplace as time goes on, finding solutions to the problem of potential water shortages in the future has never been more pressin...

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Spotlight On: The Water Crisis In China

As one of the fastest growing economies in the world, China is home to some 20 per cent of the world’s population – but it only has six per cent of global freshwater resour...

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2,000 Years To Replace Water Pipes!

Analysis of data taken from 2021 has revealed that it would take water suppliers in England a somewhat shocking 2,000 years to replace their water and wastewater pipes if they cont...

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Increased Water Demand ‘No.1 Threat’ To Food Security

The biggest threat to global food security over the next 20 years will be increased demand for water, according to a new report published in the One Earth journal… but collaborat...

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More Hot Weather On The Way!

The UK has enjoyed some much milder weather over the last few weeks than was experienced midway through July and the cooler temperatures have certainly been a very welcome respite ...

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Innovative Technology In The Water Sector

Back in 2020, water and wastewater companies around the UK published the 2050 Water Innovation Strategy, the first time that a vision for the sector had been outlined collectively,...

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UK Urged To Use Water Wisely During Dry Weather

It’s with a sigh of relief that we say goodbye to the soaring temperatures seen just a week or so ago, but just because we don’t have the sun bearing down on us at the moment d...

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Crisis Point For Wild Atlantic Salmon

With climate change and the water crisis now taking its toll on rivers around the UK, it seems that one casualty of the climate emergency is the Atlantic salmon, one of our most ic...

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Water Pollution Reduction Plans Revealed

The government has announced new plans to protect waterways in England, with measures included to reduce nutrient pollution, which poses a significant and urgent risk to freshwater...

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Yorkshire Water Under Fire For Pollution Incidents

Utility company Yorkshire Water has agreed to donate £400,000 to the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust following two separate water pollution incidents, with the donations used to further ...

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Water Supplier Environmental Performance Hits All-Time Low

The Environment Agency’s annual report on the environmental performance of water and sewerage companies in England has just been released… and it makes for very damning reading...

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How Will UK Infrastructure Stand Up To Climate Change?

With the intense summer sun now bearing down upon us this week, it seems that the realities of climate change are really starting to set in.   Average summer temperatures in t...

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South West Water: Save 5 Litres A Day!

Utility company South West Water has called on its customers all over Devon and Cornwall to do all they can to save five litres of water a day at the moment in a bid to help mainta...

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The Role of Business In Managing Global Water Shortages

One of the biggest causes of ecological degradation around the world is the over-abstraction of water taken from aquifers, rivers, lakes and chalk streams.   And global busine...

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How Sustainable Is The British Horseracing Industry?

As with any industry these days, it is fast becoming essential for British horseracing to review its operations and see if there are any improvements that can be pushed through to ...

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Water Scarcity ‘A Growing Threat’ In East Scotland

While you might not think that it would be a particular concern for such a damp part of the world, water stress and scarcity is already proving to be problematic in Scotland, espec...

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How Do Wildfires Impact Water Resources?

Over the last few years, wildfire season around the world has really come to the fore as a topic for significant concern, with many regions around the world – including Austr...

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How Flooding Contaminates The Water Supply

It’s very easy to take our water supplies for granted here in the UK. We simply turn on the taps and out it comes.   But as time goes on and the impacts of climate change ar...

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Legal Case Against Ofwat Launched Over Raw Sewage Discharge

Water industry regulator Ofwat has had legal proceedings launched against it by an environmental campaigning group that says it has unlawfully failed to prevent water companies acr...

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The Top 100 Global Water Questions

The problem of global water security is expected to become more acute as the impacts of climate change are felt more keenly around the world in the future, with pressure on freshwa...

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East Anglian Farmers ‘Adopting Regenerative Approach’ To Farming

The east of England is the driest part of the country, with water resources coming under increasing amounts of pressure from climate change and population growth, so much so in fac...

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Spotlight On: The Ouse Washes and Flood Risk Management

Back in 1630, dutch engineer Cornelius Vermuyden set about creating the Old Bedford and New Bedford rivers (now the New Bedford River and the River Delph), with the idea being to i...

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Water Scarcity Warning For Scotland

Early warnings for some parts of Scotland have been issued in the country’s first water scarcity report of 2022, with organisations in affected regions urged to consider water ef...

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The UKs Premier Business Water Switching site supports the MEUC at MEUC Expo

  SwitchWaterSupplier.com are delighted to announce they are supporting the MEUC at the Major Energy Users Expo by exhibiting with their key management team. The Expo which op...

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Rising Water Bills: What Can Businesses Do?

As of April 1st this year, businesses of all shapes and sizes will have had to account for a rise in retail water rates, with price caps increasing by 0.49 per cent. These fees are...

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Water Resilience: Top Tips For Businesses

Fail to prepare and you prepare to fail, as the old adage goes, and this is particularly true from a business perspective in the 21st century, with the climate crisis deepening all...

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Hot Topic: Desalination & The Water Crisis

One of the least discussed topics associated with the climate emergency is the water crisis but it’s an issue that will affect every continent and most regions at some point in t...

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Water Crisis: What Would We Do Without Our Rivers?

As is often said these days, the climate crisis is a water crisis and the consequences of climate change and global warming will be felt worldwide, predominantly in the form of wat...

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Broadband To Be Delivered Through The Water Network!

A new project is now underway in South Yorkshire that will see full fibre broadband deployed safely via drinking water mains pipes between Barnsley and Penistone. If the trial is s...

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How Denmark Is Paving The Way For Net Zero Water Goals

As the pressures of climate change, population growth, ageing infrastructure, water mismanagement and pollution all increasingly take hold over the next few years, experts are pred...

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How To Turn The Tide On The Water Crisis

Water stress and scarcity is a growing problem around the world, being exacerbated by climate change, more extreme weather events, urbanisation, population growth and water mismana...

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Govt Unveils Long-Term Environmental Targets

The government has announced new long-term environmental targets, designed to protect and enhance the natural world, including water and air quality, as well as wildlife diversity....

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What Are Abstraction Licences & Why Do We Need Them?

The government has announced that changes are due to be implemented to the Environment Agency’s abstraction charges, with a new framework launched for businesses (including farme...

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What Businesses Can Do To Mark World Water Day

World Water Day is just around the corner, an awareness campaign that takes place on March 22nd every year to celebrate water and raise awareness of the two billion people who live...

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Applications For The Water Market Improvement Fund Now Open

Companies, brands and innovators keen to tackle the climate emergency head on, with a specific focus on the water crisis, may be interested to learn that applications for the new M...

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What Major Climate Impacts Can Europe Expect To See?

As global temperatures increase, no continent will escape the realities of climate change and, indeed, the effects are already being felt by millions around the world.   For E...

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New Northumberland River Water Quality Project!

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Hot Topic: What Is Water Neutrality?

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Severn Trent In Tiny Forest Tree-Planting Drive!

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Yorkshire Water Pays £300k To Wildlife Trust For Pollution Incident

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20 Nature-Based Schemes To Tackle London Flooding

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The water retail market was deregulated April 2017 allowing none-household customers such as businesses, charities and public sector organisation to switch water supplier. Giving c...

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Dorset Farmers in Nitrogen Efficiency Drive!

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Can Smart Sensors Boost Water Efficiency For Growers?

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UK Agriculture Partnership Launched To Tackle Industry Challenges

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Yorkshire Water Fined For Raw Sewage Discharge

Utility company Yorkshire Water has been fined £233,000 and ordered to pay £18,766 in costs after it admitted to making unpermitted discharges of raw untreated sewage – whi...

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Did you know, SwitchWaterSupplier.com is the only business water switching site of its kind in the UK

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The Latest Innovations In Wastewater Treatment

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Scottish Water 2021 Report Reveals A “Challenging & Extraordinary” Year

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99percent Of Bathing Sites In England Meet Water Quality Standards

More than 400 designated sites have been tested by the Environment Agency and the results are in: 99 per cent of bathing waters in England have now passed water quality standards. ...

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WRSE Publishes Plan To Avoid Water Shortages In England

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Farmers Paid To Drill Cover Crops & Protect Water Resources

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Sport & The Climate Crisis: What Does The Future Hold?

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Britain’s Largest Ichthyosaur Fossils Discovered In Nature Reserve!

Pay a visit to Rutland Water Nature Reserve in the near future and you might well just be lucky enough to see the fossilised remains of the largest ichthyosaur in Britain, also kno...

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How Can Food Businesses Improve Their Water Stewardship?

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Hot Topic: Are Hydropanels The Solution To The Global Water Crisis?

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Somerset Farm Fined For Polluting Watercourse

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Hot Topic: Biogas & The UK Water Industry SWS Blog

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River Habitat Restoration Project Completed In Norfolk

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Where Did Earth’s Water Come From?

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Is water the forgotten utility? Not at Switchwatersupplier.com

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Anglian Water Working To Deliver River Restoration Schemes

Utility company Anglian Water has teamed up with environmental consultants from Five Rivers, Binnies and Jackson to deliver 16 separate river restoration schemes, all designed to i...

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Trackers Now Used To Monitor Health Of Pipe Networks

Water supplier United Utilities has announced that it will be making use of innovative technology known as the Critical Infrastructure Pipeline Protection System to track deteriora...

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£4 Million Fine For Thames Water Raw Sewage Discharge

Water supplier Thames Water has been fined £4 million for discharging nearly half a million litres of raw sewage over the course of around 30 hours into the Seacourt and Hinksey s...

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New Wetlands Developed Next To Aylesbury Sewage Works

Thames Water has been forging ahead with its environmental plans, with the development of new wetlands just outside Aylesbury sewage works, as well as the restoration of two hectar...

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Southern Water Launches Taskforce To Reduce Storm Overflows

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Yorkshire Water Given Green Light For Sustainable Housing Project

Water supplier Yorkshire Water has been given the go-ahead by Bradford City Council to turn 180 acres of unused land into a sustainable housing and industrial development, providin...

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Farmer Fined £11,000 For Polluting A Watercourse

A Somerset-based farmer has been handed down a £11,000 fine after pleading guilty to polluting a tributary of Sedgemoor Old Rhyne on three separate occasions for the second time i...

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£2m Prestwick Sewer Flooding Project Now Complete!

Scottish Water has revealed that a £2 million investment project in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, designed to tackle sewer flooding has now reached completion, substantially reducing...

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Cambridgeshire Warned To Prepare For Climate Change Impacts

The county of Cambridgeshire has been issued a warning to prepare now for the impacts of climate change, with a new report revealing that the region will soon start seeing summer t...

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Scottish Water Completes Ambitious Solar Energy Scheme

Utility company Scottish Water has just completed an ambitious solar energy scheme that will help power two of Aberdeen’s main service reservoirs and support the firm’s 2040 ne...

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New Wetlands Created To Improve Oxfordshire’s Waterways

Utility company Thames Water has launched its Smarter Water Catchments Initiative for the River Evenlode, with the aim being to improve the water quality of waterways across Oxford...

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SwitchWaterSupplier.Com – The UK’s First Independent- Impartial Business Water Switching Site That Will Compare Water Suppliers

England’s £3 billion water market was deregulated in April 2017, meaning that non-domestic customers were able to switch water supplier for the first time ever, allowing them to...

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Written Complaints To Water Firms Reach The Highest Level In 5 Yrs

Complaints in writing to water companies around the UK climbed by 11 per cent between 2020 and 2021, compared to the previous year, reaching their highest level in five years. &nbs...

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Future Fens: Integrated Adaptation Scheme In Situ At COP26

Anglian Water’s climate initiative Future Fens: Integrated Adaptation is due to be showcased at a global hybrid event at COP26 in Glasgow this November, available to a global onl...

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Bristol Water Now Exploring Low Carbon Alternative To Drought Planning

As part of Ofwat’s £36 million Water Innovation Challenge, utility company Bristol Water has been awarded £620,000 to explore lower carbon alternatives to local drought plannin...

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3,000 Tonnes Of Unflushable Items Sent Down The Drain!

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Southern Water Pledges Infrastructure Investment To Protect Environment

Utility company Southern Water has pledged to make long-term investments in infrastructure to help protect the environment and reduce the risk of having to make emergency wastewate...

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Adaptation To Climate Change ‘As Vital’ As Mitigation

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£540,000 Fine For Northumbrian Water Over Pollution Incident

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Scottish Water Issues Autumn Water Use Warning

Utility company Scottish Water has issued a warning to people around Scotland to make sure they use water efficiently this autumn in order to ensure normal supplies are maintained ...

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Anglian Water Trials New Water Leak Detection Technology

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New Utility Provider Partnership To Support Resilient Infrastructure

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Climate Change Could Enforce Migration Of 216 Million People

A new report has suggested that climate change could see 216 million people from six world regions migrate to different areas within their countries by the year 2050 – but im...

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Anglian Water Outlines Plans For River Restoration Scheme

Utility company Anglian Water has unveiled its plans for a £7 million river restoration scheme at 16 locations around the east of England, all of which have been designed to bring...

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15 New Proposals To Help Keep The UK’s Taps Running

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CCW: The Retail Water Market Must Do Better

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Mars Commits To Achieving Water Balance At 5 Sites By 2025

Multinational conglomerate Mars has made a commitment to achieve water balance at five manufacturing sites by 2025, which means that for every litre of water used at least one litr...

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Scottish Water Issues Water Efficiency Reminder

Utility company Scottish Water has issued a water efficiency reminder to its customers all over Scotland, following the second driest summer in 160 years for some parts of the coun...

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DVLA Receives Award For Water Efficiency Practices

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Environment Agency To Review Abstraction Charges

The Environment Agency has announced that it will be carrying out a review of abstraction charges to help protect the environment and safeguard water supplies for the future, as En...

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Anglian Invests £1.7m In Hullbridge’s Wastewater Network

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Macquarie Asset Management Acquires Majority Stake In Southern Water

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Thames Water Launches Green Biogas Project

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Northumbrian Water Sees Unprecedented Rise In Water Usage

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Southern Water Prioritises Water Leak Detection & Repair

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The WWF Reveals Its Top Water-Saving Tips!

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Scottish Water Demand Rises By 200 Million Litres A Day!

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Ofwat Calls On Water Firms To Deliver Greater Public Value

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NI Water Urges Customers To Be Water Wise This Summer

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Government Announces New Water-Saving Solutions

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Welsh Water Fined £180k For Pollution Incident

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Southern Water Publishes Drought Plan

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A Bathtub Is On A UK Tour To Raise Awareness Of Water Wastage!

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Who founded Switchwatersupplier.com and what do they do?

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Thames Water Fined £4 Million For Sewage Catastrophe

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Save Our Streams Campaign Gets Backing

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Need For Clean Water Access In US Highlighted By Covid

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Offsetting Carbon Emissions Locally ‘More Beneficial’ Than Overseas

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Graham Mann On The Benefits Of Switching Water Supplier

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Green Recovery Proposal From South West Water Gets Regulatory Support

Water regulator Ofwat has announced that it is supportive of the Green Recovery proposal put forward by South West Water.   The company revealed that the key draft decision fr...

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Severn Trent To Invest £500m In Green Recovery Programme

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Yorkshire Water Announces New Job Creation Scheme

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Businesses Asked To Save Water This Summer

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How Can Technology Help Conserve Water?

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New Report Suggests The Water Retail Market Isn’t Working Optimally

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Inroads Being Made In Sustainable Wastewater Treatment

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Poor Wastewater Management ‘The Main Source’ Of Microplastic Pollution

Water companies’ management of untreated wastewater and raw sewage has been identified as the main source of microplastic pollution in rivers around the UK, with firms releasing ...

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Anglian Water Launches Recruitment Drive To Support Sustainability

Anglian Water Launches Recruitment Drive To Support Sustainability   Anglian Water has launched its largest-ever recruitment drive to help support its environmental commitment...

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Northumbrian Water’s Innovation Festival On For October!

Northumbrian Water has announced that the fifth Innovation Festival is set to go ahead this year, taking place between October 18th and 21st, an event that is aimed at resolving en...

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How Could Your Business Focus On Sustainability?

A growing number of businesses are waking up to the need to take action in relation to the climate crisis and are looking for ways to make their current operations more sustainable...

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Durham University’s Focus On Sustainability Rewarded

Durham University has been rewarded for its focus on improving its sustainability by breaking into the list of the top 100 most sustainable universities in the world, according to ...

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Yorkshire Water To Create New Constructed Wetland Near Doncaster

Yorkshire Water is poised to provide a natural, sustainable and low-carbon way of treating water before it is returned to the environment, with the construction of a new integrated...

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Can The IoT Help Support Water Management?

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Do We Need An Alternative To Our Sewage System?

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Water Theft Won’t Pay (But Switching Your Supplier Might)

As a business, it’s understandable that you’re looking to reduce your expenses wherever possible, but resorting to water theft isn’t the way to go, as four firms recently fou...

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How To Save Water At Work

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Water Leak Sees Card Shop Close Down Permanently

Prioritising water leak detection and repair is essential for businesses of all shapes and sizes, since water damage can cause real problems and prove very costly to fix.   Un...

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Raw Sewage Discharges In England Up By 37 Per Cent

The amount of raw sewage that is discharged into waterways and around the coast of England has been in the spotlight recently, and with good reason.   The Guardian has reporte...

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How Much Water Does Your Business Use On Laundry?

Many businesses in the UK regularly have to put wash loads on, whether that’s chef whites and tea towels in a commercial kitchen, bed linen in a hotel or even towels at a gym or ...

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FIDIC: Better Communication Needed Around Water Issues

The International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) recently hosted a webinar to mark the launch of its second State of the World report, titled: “Establishing the value...

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Norfolk Estate Demonstrates What Water Management Can Do

An estate in Norfolk has managed to return 45 million litres of water to the environment through a series of measures it has introduced to improve its water management.   Farm...

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30 UK FTSE100 Companies Commit To Net Zero

As of March 31st, 30 of the UK’s FTSE 100 companies have now signed up to the United Nations’ Race to Zero campaign, the global alliance committed to achieving net zero carbon ...

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Raw Sewage Discharged Into England’s Rivers 400,000 Times In 2020

New figures from the Environment Agency have revealed that water companies discharged raw sewage into rivers around England over 400,000 times last year, with United Utilities in t...

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Eton Tackles Water Usage With New Storage & Filtering System

Eton College, the prestigious boarding school for boys just outside Windsor in Berkshire, has taken steps to reduce its water usage and consumption by installing a new water filter...

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Anglian Water Completes £9m Scheme To Protect Catfield Fen

Engineers from Anglian Water have now finished work on a £9 million scheme in Norfolk that will simultaneously protect the environment of Catfield Fen, while maintaining water sup...

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UK Searching For New Water Innovations

The UK’s water sector is poised to undergo a transformation and use innovative new technologies to help it on its way towards the country’s net-zero vision of the future.  ...

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New Measures To Reduce Sewage Discharges From Storm Overflows

The government has announced that new measures will be introduced to reduce sewage discharges from storm overflows, which is important to cut the amount of pollution entering our w...

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Do You Know How Much Water You’re Wasting?

The global water crisis is becoming increasingly pressing, with experts predicting that by 2050, at least one in four people will most likely live in a country affected by recurrin...

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UK ‘Needs To Work Together’ To Prevent Water Shortages

The UK could be facing water shortages as soon as 2050 if collective action isn’t taken, the head of the country’s Environment Agency has said.   Speaking to Sky News, Emm...

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Report Highlights Climate Challenges For Cambridgeshire And Peterborough

The first report from the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Independent Commission on Climate Change has highlighted the scale of the issues facing the region.   Cambridge News ...

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Residents Worried About Impact Of Desalination Plant

Local residents in the Fawley area in Hampshire have expressed concerns over the potential impact a new desalination plant in the area could have.   The Advertiser & Times...

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Why Ensuring Our Water Supply Should Be Our Focus

Most people are familiar with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. These 17 goals, which the organisation wants to make progress on, were agreed in 2015. Among them are goals ...

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Coronavirus Crisis ‘Has Increased The Value Placed on Water’

The pandemic appears to have had an impact on the value that people place on water resources, with research carried out by WaterAid revealing that growing numbers are now thinking ...

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Businesses Warned Of Legionnaires’ Disease Risk In Water Supply

The Chartered Institute for Environmental Health (CIEH) has issued guidance to businesses reopening once lockdown restrictions are lifted regarding Legionnaires’ disease, which i...

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Northumbrian Water Group Named World’s Most Ethical Water Firm For The 10th Time

Northumbrian Water Group (NWG) has been named the most ethical water company in the world for the tenth time in this year’s World’s Most Ethical Company List, published by the ...

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No-Dig Technology Used For Wessex Water Sewer Upgrades

Wessex Water has turned to pioneering no-dig technology in what is thought to be a UK first to upgrade a sewer beneath the River Parrett in Bridgwater, relining it with an epoxy re...

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Businesses Warned Of Potential Dangers Of Stagnant Water Supply

Many businesses in England will be preparing to reopen in some capacity from 12 April, with this being the next significant date in the calendar towards easing the country’s nati...

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Oatly Targets Reduced Water Consumption At New UK Factory

Many people are examining their diets to work out ways to make them more environmentally friendly, which has led some to turn to plant-based diets, or at least reducing their meat ...

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Government Launches Sustainable Farming Incentive Pilot

The government has launched a pilot of its Sustainable Farming Incentive, with farmers now being encouraged to take part in the new system that, having now left the EU, is apparent...

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Artificial Intelligence Helping To Detect Sewage Leaks

Scientists have been using artificial intelligence and machine learning over a period of 11 years to help detect hundreds of previously unreported incidents of raw sewage being rel...

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Welsh Water Rejuvenating Woodland For World Wildlife Day

Welsh Water has revealed that it is embarking on a woodland management plan to mark World Wildlife Day, restoring and enhancing the Gwern-y-Bendy Woods and part of the Rhyd-y-Penau...

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Yorkshire Water Piloting Advanced Smart Water Network In Sheffield

A new smart water network pilot is being carried out in Sheffield by Yorkshire Water, with nearly 2,000 upgraded meters installed so far and leakage in the region reduced by over 9...

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Thames Water Fined £2.3 Million For Sewage Pollution

Thames Water has been fined £2.3 million following failures to address faulty equipment at a sewage treatment plant, which resulted in a stream being polluted with sewage, killing...

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Freshwater Ecosystems ‘The Most Degraded In The World’

Despite the fact that freshwater ecosystems have become the most degraded in the world, with freshwater vertebrate populations falling by 86 per cent since 1970 (twice the rate of ...

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Business Water Risk Costs ‘Far Outweigh The Cost Of Action’

A new report has warned that the majority of companies are unable to prove that they’re taking sufficient action to combat the most urgent water-related issues and minimising the...

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Is Switching Water Supplier Worth It For SMEs?

The opening up of the English retail water market back in April 2017 has meant that businesses of all shapes and sizes, and across all industries and sectors are now able to switch...

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SwitchWaterSupplier.com urges consultants & TPI’s to adopt OFWAT’s principles for voluntary code of conduct.

SwitchWaterSupplier.com says 'step up and adopt the water regulations "Principles for Voluntary TPI codes of Conduct'. This is the request from the Directors of SwitchWaterSupplie...

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MEPs Call For Binding Environmental Targets To Be Introduced

MEPs have issued a call for the EU to bring in binding 2030 targets for materials use and resource consumption, covering the entire lifecycle of every product on the EU market....

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SwitchWaterSupplier.com Adopts Ofwat Principles For Codes Of Conduct

SwitchWaterSupplier.com (SWS), a platform set up to help businesses in England and Wales take full advantage of the open water market, has announced that it is embracing the princi...

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How Can Businesses Save Water & Reduce Bills?

From a climate change perspective, saving water is essential, as the world is now facing serious water stress and scarcity issues, with demand starting to outstrip supply in many c...

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Sir Trevor McDonald Voices New WaterAid Advert

A new WaterAid advert has been released highlighting water shortages around the world, with Sir Trevor McDonald doing the voiceover....

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Does My Business Need A Water Audit Carried Out?

If you’re worried that you’re paying too much on your water bills and aren’t sure what to do, your very first step towards getting a grip on the situation is to have a water ...

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Majority Of UK Businesses ‘Unprepared’ For Water Supply Interruptions

The majority of businesses around the UK are currently unprepared for interruptions to their water supply, with new research revealing that just 21 per cent of companies have a wat...

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SwitchWaterSupplier.com Listed In The Digital Enterprise Top 100 Awards

SwitchWaterSupplier.com is proud to have been listed in the Digital Enterprise Top 100 awards for 2021, a major initiative that identifies companies setting examples for others to ...

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How To Make Your Business More Water Efficient

Reducing the water usage and consumption of your business will only become more important as time goes on and the pressures of climate change, population growth, extreme weather ev...

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Yorkshire Water Helping Pubs Prepare For End Of Lockdown 3

Yorkshire Water has announced that it is reintroducing the scheme it was operating before pubs reopened in July 2020 in order to help pubs reopen their doors once lockdown 3 comes ...

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5 Sustainable New Year’s Resolutions For Your Business

The start of a new year is always a good time to reflect and take stock to see if there are any positive changes you could make to the way you do business or the way in which you l...

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What Is A Water Audit?

As a business, it’s important to keep a close eye on all your outgoings so you know that you’re not wasting money anywhere or spending unnecessarily – and this is as much...

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How To Check If You Have A Water Leak Onsite

Did you know that more than three billion litres of water is lost through leakage every single day in England alone? Isn’t that a rather alarming fact!   As the pressures of...

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Bristol Water Launches New Education Portal

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Switch Water Supplier – The First Independent & Impartial Water Tendering Platform

England’s £3 billion water market was deregulated in April 2017, meaning that non-domestic customers were able to switch water supplier for the first time ever, allowing them to...

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What Challenges Face The Water Sector Between Now & 2040?

There are numerous challenges that the UK’s water industry faces between now and 2040, with more now expected of companies in all sectors to consider the wider impacts that their...

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Ofwat Publishes Annual Water Company Performance Assessment

The regulatory body for the water industry has published its annual assessment of water companies’ performances, with Northumbrian Water, Wessex Water, Bristol Water and South St...

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Welsh Farmers Urged To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Farmers in Wales have been urged to be more proactive in their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, with agriculture making up approximately 12 per cent of the country’s e...

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Government Publishes Plans For Better, Fairer Farming System

The government has set out its plans to build a better, fairer system for farming in England, detailing the changes that will be introduced over a period of seven years to help tho...

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How Businesses Can Save Money On Water Bills.

Saving money will always be a priority for businesses of all shapes and sizes, particularly at the moment because of the coronavirus crisis, so it’s important to know where you...

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4 FAQs About Water Bill Validation

As a business, water bill validation is one of the most effective ways to save yourself money where your water supplies are concerned but also help protect this precious resource f...

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What Is Water Bill Validation & How Can You Benefit?

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Sewage Water Leaks Into Southmoor Nature Reserve

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Yorkshire Water Investing £1 Million In Hawes To Protect Water Supplies

Yorkshire Water has announced that it will be investing more than £1 million in Hawes and the surrounding area, as part of plans to strengthen the existing pipe network and ensure...

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Water Companies ‘Routinely’ Discharging Sewage Into UK Waters

The health of the general public is being put at risk, as is the environment, by water companies that are routinely discharging raw and untreated sewage into waterways, with firms ...

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How Do You Change Business Water Supplier?

Up until April 2017, companies across England were unable to change business water suppliers, but this became a very real possibility once the English water retail market opened up...

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Discovery Of Ancient Maya Water Filter System!

Evidence of a filter system developed by the ancient Maya in the city of Takal more than 2,000 years ago has been discovered, a system that would apparently still be effective even...

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£4,000 Water Bill For Shop – Despite Being Closed During Lockdown!

A shop owner from Leicester has found himself facing a water bill totalling £3,894, despite the fact that the business was shut for months during the first lockdown at the start o...

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How Gritting Company AA Salt Intends To Go Carbon Neutral.

A gritting and snow clearance company from Worcestershire has revealed its plans to go carbon neutral by 2030, with various strategies in place to help it achieve its lofty goal....

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Yorkshire Businesses Urged To Sign Up To Water Saving Promise

Yorkshire Water is calling on businesses in the region to sign up to its water saving promise, focusing on commercial water conservation wherever they can and committing to make th...

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Am I Eligible To Switch Business Water Suppliers?

England’s business water retail market opened up back in April 2017, meaning that for the very first time companies across the country were able to switch business water supplier...

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How To Improve Your Business’s Water Management

A hugely important part of running a successful business that puts environmental issues at the very heart of all its operations is focusing on water management and there are all so...

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Brave Blue World: Netflix’s Response To The Water Crisis

Awareness of the global water crisis is rising, thankfully, and now more action is being taken by governments, industries, businesses and local communities around the world, to hel...

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Increases In Scottish Water Investment To Support Net Zero Goals

The Water Industry Commission for Scotland (WICS) has published its draft determination for the consultation of the Strategic Review of Charges 2021-2027, which will allow Scottish...

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Water Firms Urged To Do More To Protect The Environment

Water suppliers around the UK have been called on by the Environment Agency to do more to protect the environment, following the publication of the organisation's latest annual rep...

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The Benefits Of Comparing Business Water Suppliers

Back in April 2017, the English competitive water retail market opened up for business, meaning that companies all over the country were finally able to start choosing their own wa...

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CCW Publishes Latest Household Customer Complaint Handling Report

The Consumer Council for Water (CCW) has published its latest annual household customer complaint handling report, comparing the performance of water suppliers across England and W...

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#EndSewagePollution Campaign Launched

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How To Switch Business Water Supplier

As a business in England, you no longer need to suffer in silence if you believe you could enjoy a better service with a different water supplier....

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Water Companies Called On To Protect UK’s Water Supplies

Environment minister Rebecca Pow has called on the chief executives of 15 water suppliers from around the UK to further prioritise the environment and water stewardship, especially...

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United Utilities Using Sniffer Dogs For Water Leak Detection

There are numerous ways in which water suppliers can find leaks across their pipe networks, but did you know that man’s best friend is one of the most effective ways these compan...

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ConservAqua Enters Open Water Market

ConservAqua Joins the Open Water Market

Following their application in December 2019, ConservAqua Limited have become the latest business to be granted license to supply water and sewerage services to non-domestic proper...

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An Open Letter to the Water Retail Industry

On the 25th March the National Audit Office published the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs’ report on “Water supply and demand management”, which reflects on ...

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SwitchWaterSupplier.com suggests businesses audit water bills now to prepare for the future.

SwitchWaterSupplier.com Advises, Wait to Switch, Audit Now!

With the lockdown in place the water market may be going in to a period of hibernation with the wholesalers and retailers focusing their limited resource on essential activities on...

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Heads Up Retailers, SwitchWaterSupplier.com Begins Uploading Customer Data!

Over a year in development and we are now trading, new clients are taking a significant interest, and customer water and waste water data is being uploaded to the water trading pla...

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SwitchWaterSupplier.com's Official Launch at The Union Bank, Wakefield

SwitchWaterSupplier.com Launch Event Postponement.

With the launch of our unique water tendering and switching platform just around the corner on March 2nd, retailers and other market stakeholders, together with energy and utility ...

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SwitchWaterSupplier.com is a WWT 2020 Finalist

SwitchWaterSupplier.com Announced As WWT 2020 Awards Finalist.

SwitchWaterSupplier.com was entered into the 2020 WWT Water Industry Awards for the category of 'Water Innovation Project of the Year' and has been announced as a finalist!...

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SwitchWaterSupplier.com's Official Launch at The Union Bank, Wakefield

SwitchWaterSupplier.com’s Official Launch Event.

With the launch of our unique water tendering and switching platform just around the corner on March 2nd, retailers and other market stakeholders, together with energy and utility ...

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One, easy to use, switching service.

This week is historical for the UK water retail market as a new and innovative business, SwitchWaterSupplier.com, opens its doors for business. The launch of a single platform a...

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Ready, Steady, Switch!

With a great deal of anticipation, SwitchWaterSupplier.com is throwing its doors open to start working with its customers who have been patiently awaiting the launch of the first n...

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