Water Minister Rebecca Pow MP praises the water sector
Date published:
May 13, 2020
Defra Minister Rebecca Pow has acknowledged the excellent work of the water sector – praising the utilities and of course the supply chain who are critical to service delivery, for the excellent work that is being done across the sector.The water sector is not just managing hundreds of thousands of kilometres of water mains, sewer systems, treatment plants, pumping stations etc but is also engaging with customers on a wide scale to ensure everyone is supported.
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