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Water companies across the UK are working with Sainsbury’s and Waitrose to give away around 200,000 fat traps and funnels to people buying their Christmas turkey or roast. Each year, thousands of sewer blockages happen because people pour cooking fat, oil and grease (FOG) down their kitchen sinks.

Water UK is working with The Royal Society of Medicine to develop the CPD accredited Water, Hydration and Health Conference on Tuesday 2 December in London. Bringing together health professionals, industry leaders, the regulator, government bodies and other stakeholders, the evidence-based programme will examine the importance of hydration and drinking water quality to the nation’s health.

It might seem difficult to believe, as the weather forecasts warn of yet more rain, but it was only two years ago that parts of Britain were starting to recover from two years of extremely low rainfall. Dry, cold, wet, hot – the meteorological rollercoaster ride of the past three or four years has been exceptional.

This week was the first meeting of the Marine Litter Action Network and Water UK is on the steering group. Co-ordinated by the Marine Conservation Society, the idea is that it will become a central hub for information sharing, allowing people to find out what has worked and what has not.

The water industry has begun to think about what it would like to see from a revision of the Water Framework Directive.

Water UK response to Department for Energy and Climate Change consultation

Guidance note on pipe crossings and pipe bridges risk assessment