A report by the Chief Inspector of drinking water

The Drinking Water Inspectorate annual report Drinking water 2020 provides an overview of the quality of public and private water supplies in England and Wales. It comprises of the following:

Chief Inspector’s Letter to Ministers (for England and Wales)

The letters from the Chief Inspector to the Ministers in England and in Wales contain a high level overview of findings for the year.

Letter to Minister – Wales

Public water supplies

Annual Summary Reports

The report covers England and Wales and summarises the testing and results of water quality tests, events and technical audit activity.

Quarterly reports published

Quarter1

Quarter 2

Quarter 2: April – June 2020

Quarter 3

Quarter 4

CRI and ERI

Presentation Slides

Presentation Recordings

Private Water Supplies

Presented as separate reports for England and Wales and publishing numbers and types of supplies, a summary of monitoring results and case studies.

England

Wales

Wales – Welsh Translation

Company and Performance Data

Company name

Sample results

Company statistics and company performance data

Affinity Water

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Albion Water

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Albion Eco

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Anglian Water

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Bristol Water

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Cambridge Water

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Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water

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Hafren Dyfrdwy

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Icosa Water

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Independent Water Networks

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Isles of Scilly

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Leep Networks Water

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Northumbrian, Essex and Suffolk Water

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Portsmouth Water

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SES Water

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Severn Trent Water

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South East Water

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Southern Water

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South Staffordshire Water

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South West and Bournemouth Water

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Thames Water

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United Utilities

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Veolia Water Projects

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Wessex Water

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Yorkshire Water

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Prosecution and Cautions

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