'Failed to deliver': Spending watchdog warns government off track to meet water targets

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NAO warns insufficient investment and repeated delays mean sector will struggle to deliver 30 new water infrastructure projects

The water industry will struggle to meet the levels of investment required for the sector to meet its various environmental and performance targets, the UK's spending watchdog has warned. In a new report...

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