Ofwat: Water industry prepping £2.8bn green recovery investment programme

James Murray
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Regulator reveals industry has responded to call for it to bring forward environmental projects to help boost post-pandemic recovery

The water industry is working on plans for a £2.8bn 'green recovery' investment programme, which will see it fast track a host of environmental improvement projects designed to improve water quality, curb...

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