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  • No ifs, it’s time for water butts

    With summer on its way it's time for gardeners to think about saving rainwater ready for their garden's thirstiest months.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £110 million revamp for England’s rivers

    The money will be used to kick start restoration worth at least £600 million to improve the health of lakes, streams and other water bodies.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Plans to help households with water bills

    Water bills will be cut for the most vulnerable households under plans announced by Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Sewage infrastructure projects, consultation on guidelines

    A consultation on new guidelines for considering large-scale waste water infrastructure projects has been launched by the Government today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Bathing water results for England unveiled

    The vast majority of England’s bathing waters continue to meet tough quality standards, new figures from Defra reveal.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Applications for NVZ Derogation open

    Around 60 per cent of nitrate pollution in water is caused by agriculture.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New research project to tackle water pollution from agriculture

    Farmers are getting involved in one of the largest studies of its kind to establish the best ways of halting water pollution from agriculture.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Future Water Policy “an issue that affects all of us”, says Environment Minister

    Members of the public can have their say on how the country’s water supplies are managed in the future.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Environment secretary Caroline Spelman supports Thames tunnel plans

    Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman today gave her support to Thames Water's plans for a tunnel to reduce the amount of raw sewage discharged into the River Thames.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Richard Benyon speech – Future Water conference at the Royal Geographic Society

    Richard Benyon speech – Future Water conference at the Royal Geographic Society.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Guidance to protect community groups from surface water drainage charges

    Defra launched a consultation today on new guidance to water companies on concessionary surface water drainage charges.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government