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  • Water companies urged to accelerate response to climate change

    Up to 14% more properties flooded with sewage in 2019-20 compared to the previous year. People’s consumption of water reduces for the first time in 5 years but still 2% higher than 2014-15. Leakage falls by 7% to its lowest...

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  • Business Customer Insight research 2020

    We collaborated with the water regulator, Ofwat, to commission research between January and March 2020 to investigate business customers’ experiences interacting with the water and wastewater non-household retail market in England, which fully opened in April 2017. This research was...

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  • Temporary Vacant Properties

    As businesses start to re-open after months of lockdown, we recognise that some of you will be facing a lot of uncertainty over their future. Part of this will be concerned with whether you can afford your water bill, especially...

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  • Read our latest Forward Work Programme

    Campaigning for water charges that everyone can afford and ensuring services are able to stand the test of time will be among the leading priorities for CCW over the next three years. The voice for water consumers has published its...

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  • Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

    Mediation How does it work? Mediation involves both parties working with a mediator to find a solution. If your case is referred to us, we’ll review it to see if further checks or discussions with the water company might help....

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  • Regulators and CCW launch utility scorecards

    The Consumer Council for Water has joined forces with UK regulators to make it easier for consumers to keep track of how well utility companies are performing across a range of services. A series of performance scorecards (pdf) opens in...

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  • Our legal functions, duties and powers

    We have a duty to represent the interests of consumers, both domestic and business, of licensed water suppliers, as well as the interests of consumers of water and sewerage companies.

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  • General Election 2019 – what it means for our communications

    The race for Number 10 is officially underway – and that has implications for a non-departmental public body like CCWater. In the run-up to polling day on 12 December we’ll be limited in what we can say and do due...

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  • Business Customer Insight research 2019

    We collaborated with the water regulator, Ofwat, to commission research between March and June 2019 to investigate business customers’ experiences interacting with the water and wastewater non-household retail market in England, which opened in April 2017.  This research was used...

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