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recent posts Water Companies Need To Be Mor...
Water Companies Need To Be More Efficient
Posted by Hose on November 20th, 2008
Ofwat today announced targets for water companies to increase water efficiency savings by 40 per cent from 2010 - a response to lacklustre performance by some companies on helping their customers use water more wisely. The regulator is demanding...
Water Competition Must Benefit...
Water Competition Must Benefit Customers
Posted by Hose on November 18th, 2008
The Consumer Council for Water today (18 November) welcomed the recommendations put forward in Martin Cave’s interim report on competition in the water industry, and is echoing the call to get competition right for business customers first. Dame...
Review of water markets publis...
Review of water markets publishes interim report
Posted by Hose on November 18th, 2008
The interim report by Professor Martin Cave into competition and innovation in water markets is published today. The report sets out Professor Cave’s recommended measures for increasing retail competition in the water industry which could benefit...
Water Quality Standards met by...
Water Quality Standards met by 96 per cent of England’s swimming spots
Posted by Hose on November 14th, 2008
Ninety-six per cent of England’s bathing waters met the minimum water quality standards set by the European Bathing Water Directive this year and 65.7 per cent met the highest guideline standards according to tests carried out by the Environment...
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  • Hose: Hi Michelle Yes it's legal and there's also no hosepipe ban...
  • Michelle Elliott: I have just noticed my neighbour has left her hosepipe on wa...
  • Hose: Yes, you're perfectly alright watering at the moment....
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It’s been a long time coming but our website has finally had the revamp it deserves. A whole new look and layout has been designed, ready to move the site forward. We’ve many plans in store over the coming months - stay tuned!
recent from Latest News Water Companies Need To Be More Efficient Water Companies Need To Be More Efficient
Ofwat today announced targets for water companies to increase water efficiency savings by 40 per cent from 2010 - a response to lacklustre performance by some companies on helping their customers use water more wisely. The regulator is demanding that water companies help customers save at least 23 million...
recent from Water Saving Tips CCW Offers Water Saving Tips CCW Offers Water Saving Tips
In support of Energy Saving Trust’s Energy Saving Week (20 to 26 October) the Consumer Council for Water is encouraging consumers to take a look at where they may be wasting water, energy, and therefore money around the home. Around three quarters of a household’s energy use relates to heating...
recent from Hosepipe Ban News What We Think About The New Hosepipe Ban Rules What We Think About The New Hosepipe Ban Rules
So at last we have an updating of the hosepipe ban laws that were first written in 1945. Perhaps a forward-thinking government would have had them in place in the spring of 2006 (or even 2004) when we really needed them rather than the Autumn of 2007 when they will only mean anything in the Spring of...