Ofwat blamed for high water bills by committee of MPs
Millions of households in England and Wales are paying too much for their water supply because of poor oversight by Ofwat, says a committee of MPs. A report from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said the [...]
Lancashire water bug warnings continue into third week
More than 300,000 homes in Lancashire still have to boil their tap water, more two weeks after a parasite was discovered in the supply, that can cause diarrhoea and abdominal cramps. United Utilities is installing [...]
Human water use ‘greater than thought’
New calculations show that our already sizeable water footprint is 18% bigger than we thought. The study is based on a century's worth of observational data drawn from 100 river basins across the world. It [...]