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Customer bill, support, and complaint routes
Water UKFind your water supplier
https://www.water.org.uk/advice-for-customers/find-your-supplier
CCWMake a complainthttps://www.ccw.org.uk/advice-and-support/make-a-complaint/
Water UKIndependent ADR provider updatehttps://www.water.org.uk/news-views-publications/news/water-uk-appoints-alternative-dispute-resolution-services-provider
OfwatMake a regulatory complainthttps://www.ofwat.gov.uk/regulated-companies/investigations/make-a-complaint/
CCWGuaranteed Standards Schemehttps://www.ccw.org.uk/our-work/our-campaigns/guaranteed-standards-scheme/
CCWHelp with billshttps://www.ccw.org.uk/advice-and-support/help-with-bills/
CCWWaterSure guidehttps://www.ccw.org.uk/faq/what-is-watersure/
OfwatMetering guidancehttps://www.ofwat.gov.uk/households/your-water-bill/metering/
OfwatPriority Services guidancehttps://www.ofwat.gov.uk/households/customer-assistance/priority-services/
Citizens AdviceDebt helphttps://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/debt-and-money/help-with-debt/
Regulators, environment, drinking water, and information rights
Environment AgencyReport an environmental incident
https://www.gov.uk/report-an-environmental-incident
GOV.UKReport an environmental problemhttps://www.gov.uk/report-environmental-problem
Natural Resources WalesReport an incidenthttps://naturalresources.wales/about-us/contact-us/report-an-incident?lang=en
Drinking Water InspectorateHow to report a drinking-water problemhttps://www.dwi.gov.uk/consumers/how-to-report-a-problem/
Information Commissioner's OfficeOfficial information helphttps://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/official-information/
OfwatWater company enquirieshttps://www.ofwat.gov.uk/contact-us/water-company-enquiries/
OfwatContact water companieshttps://www.ofwat.gov.uk/contact-companies/
Advertising Standards AuthorityMake an advertising complainthttps://www.asa.org.uk/make-a-complaint.html
CCWContact pagehttps://www.ccw.org.uk/contact-us/
Complaints, trust, and affordability data
CCWHousehold complaint handling report 2025
https://www.ccw.org.uk/publication/household-complaint-handling-report-2025/
CCWWater Matters 2026https://www.ccw.org.uk/publication/water-matters-2026/
CCWTrust and bill worries updatehttps://www.ccw.org.uk/news/trust-in-water-companies-hits-a-new-low-as-worries-over-bills-deepen/
Company performance, enforcement, and environment
OfwatWater Company Performance Report 2024-25
https://www.ofwat.gov.uk/regulated-companies/company-obligations/outcomes/water-company-performance-report-2024-25/
Environment AgencyWater and sewerage companies environmental performance report 2024https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/water-and-sewerage-companies-in-england-environmental-performance-report-2024
OfwatSewage treatment works and networks investigationhttps://www.ofwat.gov.uk/investigation-into-sewage-treatment-works-and-networks/
Environment AgencyChief Regulator report 2023-24https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/environment-agency-chief-regulators-report-2023-24/environment-agency-chief-regulators-report-2023-24
GOV.UKWindermere pollution science updatehttps://www.gov.uk/government/news/science-shows-how-tackling-pollution-now-can-protect-windermeres-future
Natural Resources WalesEnvironmental reportshttps://naturalresources.wales/evidence-and-data/research-and-reports/environmental-reports/?lang=en
Discover WaterWater industry dashboardhttps://www.discoverwater.co.uk/
OfwatThames Water enforcement announcementhttps://www.ofwat.gov.uk/ofwat-fines-thames-water-nearly-123m-following-two-investigations-into-the-company/
OfwatYorkshire Water enforcement packagehttps://www.ofwat.gov.uk/yorkshire-water-to-pay-40m-enforcement-package-following-ofwat-wastewater-investigation/
OfwatDwr Cymru final penalty decision PDFhttps://www.ofwat.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Ofwats-final-decision-to-impose-a-financial-penalty-on-Dwr-Cymru-Cyfyngedig.pdf
Bills, price reviews, dividends, and reform
OfwatPR24 final determinations
https://www.ofwat.gov.uk/regulated-companies/price-review/2024-price-review/final-determinations/
OfwatReturns and dividendshttps://www.ofwat.gov.uk/households/your-water-company/returns-and-dividends/
OfwatMonitoring Financial Resilience Report 2024-25https://www.ofwat.gov.uk/publication/monitoring-financial-resilience-report-2024-25
OfwatBioresources average household billhttps://www.ofwat.gov.uk/regulated-companies/markets/bioresources-market/bioresources-average-household-bill/
GOV.UKFinal decision on disputed price controlshttps://www.gov.uk/government/news/final-decision-on-disputed-price-controls-for-5-water-companies
OfwatWater Special Measures Act statementhttps://www.ofwat.gov.uk/water-special-measures-act-ofwat-statement/
GOV.UKIndependent Water Commission reviewhttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-water-commission-review-of-the-water-sector
OfwatPotential bonuses blocked by new rulehttps://www.ofwat.gov.uk/potential-bonuses-blocked-by-new-rule/
Advertising and marketing rulings
Advertising Standards AuthorityWessex Water Services Ltd ruling
https://www.asa.org.uk/rulings/wessex-water-services-ltd-a24-1236471-wessex-water-services-ltd.html
Advertising Standards AuthorityAnglian Water Services Ltd rulinghttps://www.asa.org.uk/rulings/anglian-water-services-ltd-g22-1171967-anglian-water-services-ltd.html
Water saving
Privacy, cookies, and online safety checks
ICORight to be informed
https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-resources/individual-rights/individual-rights/right-to-be-informed/?q=rights
ICOCookies and similar technologieshttps://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/direct-marketing-and-privacy-and-electronic-communications/guide-to-pecr/cookies-and-similar-technologies/
OfcomOnline Safety Assessment Toolhttps://www.ofcom.org.uk/os-toolkit/assessment-tool
OfcomIllegal content duties under the Online Safety Acthttps://www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safety/illegal-and-harmful-content/illegal-content-duties-under-the-online-safety-act
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