A report from the Environment Agency shows that pollution incidents involving water companies are falling.
The figures come as the water industry continues to show that it is committed to improving the quality of waters around the UK. Between 1990 and 2020, the industry will have invested £25 billion in environmental work.
This dedication has led to significant reductions in pollution incidents, with the Environment Agency reporting a 50% fall in phosphorus load discharged, and 23% decrease in biological oxygen demand load from sewage treatment works since 2000.
Such improvements have seen protection or improvements to 15,000km of rivers in the UK since 1995. The most recent EA results on bathing waters also show that 95.4% of UK waters met the required standard, while 60% met the excellent standard.
