What’s new
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Independent Water Commission – Review of the water sector
The Inspectorate has published a response to the final report of the Independent Water Commission’s review of the water sector. Independent Water Commission: review of the water sector – final report – DWI Response.
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Drinking Water 2024 – Public Supplies Wales – Annual Report Published
We have published Drinking Water 2024 – Public Supplies Wales Annual Report on our website.
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Drinking Water 2024 – Public Supplies England – Annual Report Published
We have published Drinking Water 2024 – Public Supplies England Annual Report on our website.
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Publication of research report “Organophosphorus Flame Retardants – Risk to Drinking Water in England and Wales – Phase 2”
The DWI commissioned a follow up study on the risk to drinking water from Organophosphorus Flame Retardants. The full report and executive summary can be viewed and downloaded from the Completed Research page.
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DWI Job Vacancies
Read more about our Inspector job vacancies – DWI Job Vacancies.
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Independent Water Commission – Review of the water sector
The Inspectorate has published a response to the Independent Water Commission’s review of the water sector. Independent Water Commission: review of the water sector – DWI Summary Response – Drinking Water Inspectorate
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Publication of research report “Bench-Scale Water Treatment Efficacy Study of PFAS Removal”
DWI and UKWIR jointly funded research into a Bench-scale water treatment efficacy study of PFAS removal. The full report, executive summary and the preliminary review can be found on our Completed Research pages.
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Publication of research report ” Effectiveness of Water Treatment Processes in the removal of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds (EDCs)”
The DWI commissioned research into the effectiveness of water treatment processes in the removal of EDCs in drinking water. The full report and executive summary can be viewed on our Completed Research Page.
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Advisory group report published
Drinking water quality standards in England and Wales: Advisory group recommendations and full report has been published on our website.
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Chlorine podcast published
We have published our second On Tap podcast on our website.
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Lead podcast published
We have published our first On Tap podcast on our website.
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Publication of Research report “Cyanotoxins in raw surface waters”
The DWI commissioned research into cyantoxins in raw surface waters to determine the scientific relevance of any prescribed standard for Microcystin-LR (MC-LR), its occurrence in raw surface waters, treated water concentrations, risks to consumers, and the suitability of analysis methods for cyanotoxin monitoring. The full report and executive summary can be viewed on our completed research pages.