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The court found that negligence and a lack of maintenance were to blame for the pollution of a Northamptonshire brook.
This scheme is the first of its kind in Europe and provides a better understanding of methods for removing metal contaminants from water.
How Volunteer Cornwall is working with Environment Agency water data to inform visitors about water quality.
Letter from the Government Chemist to the Food Standards Agency of Wales providing comment on proposed new water regulations.
Consultation is launched on reforms to the abstraction licence system
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
£880,000 of Innovate UK funding speeds development of 3D nanofibre filtration process for more cost-effective manufacture of enzymes
A network of 20,000 farms are taking action to drive down water pollution and protect the environment
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
It is important that the water people swim in is clean and healthy and this is what these designations are all about.
Bathing water in the UK is improving.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Reports that there will be ‘compulsory water meters for millions of householders’ are false
Farmers are getting involved in one of the largest studies of its kind to establish the best ways of halting water pollution from agriculture.
Government proposals to slash the current threshold to just five megalitres of water.
A delegation from the British water industry will participate in WATEC, Israel’s biennial Water Technologies Conference and Exhibition.
Water bills will be cut for the most vulnerable households under plans announced by Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman today.
New report shows water fluoridation helps reduce tooth decay and that there is no convincing evidence of adverse health effects.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
UK aid to UNICEF will help ensure that the two million Palestinians in Gaza have access to safe water to drink and cook with.
Rivers and wildlife could be left without sufficient water unless action is taken to reduce water use and wastage, according to an Environment Agency report published today.
Water for Life recognises that water is essential for economic growth and that we must protect the environment for future generations.
UK exporter ACTIPH is experiencing unprecedented demand as global thirst for alkaline water grows.
Members of the public can have their say on how the country’s water supplies are managed in the future.
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