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We welcome the opportunity to comment on the Government’s proposed changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).

This document sets out Water UK’s response to the Independent Water Commission's Call for Evidence.

The current regulatory system is no longer fit for purpose and the Independent Water Commission provides the opportunity for a reset. This will enable the sector to meet the long-term needs of people, our economy and our environment.

You can read our full submission by downloading the document on the right.

100,000 kilometres of England’s sewer pipes were built before the mid-1960s and use an old-fashioned design that carries two kinds of waste: rainwater from street drains, and sewage from homes.

They are therefore known as ‘combined’ sewers. Combined sewers were built many decades before modern rates of population growth and climate change were understood, which means that there is often now more sewage and rainwater going into these systems than first envisaged.

These Water UK background briefings provide further information on the price review and key features of the water industry.

Water UK have commissioned Frontier Economics, with Professor David Saal of Loughborough University, to assess productivity in the English water sector since privatisation.

'Tapping into growth: economic impact of the water and sewerage sector in the UK', written for Water UK by Deloitte LLP, sets out the water industry is supporting jobs, services, infrastructure and overall growth in the UK.