Water watchdog meets in Birmingham

Media contact: Amy Weiser on 0121 345 1006 or 0777 816 0808

29 June 2010

The Consumer Council for Water’s next national board meeting is taking place in public in Central Birmingham on Tuesday 6 July at 3pm. The main item for discussion is the Annual Report and audited Final Accounts for 2009/10.

The meeting will take place in the Consumer Council for Water offices at Victoria Square House, Victoria Square, Birmingham B2 4AJ, and begins at 3pm with a listening session for any visitors. To confirm your attendance and obtain copies of the agenda and reports, please contact Mike Jackson on 0121 345 1060 or 07717 450 219 or by email at mike.jackson@ccwater.org.uk.

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Notes for editors

1. The Consumer Council for Water was set up in October 2005 to represent consumers in England and Wales.
2. The Consumer Council for Water costs each water customer 23p per year.
3. The Consumer Council for Water has gained £135 million from water companies in reduced prices and extra investments.
4. The Consumer Council for Water has to date taken up over 75,000 consumer complaints about water and sewerage companies, and secured £9.6 million in compensation and rebates for customers.
5. The Consumer Council for Water is a non-departmental public body reporting to the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Welsh Assembly Government. It has a committee for Wales, and four regional committees in England.
6. Our website is www.ccwater.org.uk.

For public enquiries to the Consumer Council for Water, please contact via email on enquiries@ccwater.org.uk, our phone number, 0845 039 2837, or via minicom on 0121 345 1044.