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Thames Water invests £5.1m in Biggin Hill water network to reduce leakage and future-proof supply

Thames Water is carrying out a £5.1m investment programme in Biggin Hill, South London, where 3.9km of pipe will be replaced to reduce leaks...
Water Company News

Lisvane & Llanishen Reservoirs included in Wales list of designated bathing waters for the 2025 season

Welsh Government has announced that Lisvane & Llanishen Reservoirs has been included in its list of 112 designated bathing waters in Wales.  Huw Irranca-Davies MS,...
Appointments & People

BIO-UV Group appoints renowned aquaculture expert Roy Charsley

BIO-UV Group has announced Roy Charsley’s appointment as Aquaculture Market Sales Leader, a newly created role that the company says reflects its strategic ambitions...
Government, Policy & Regulation

Anglian Water fined a record £1.42 million for using unapproved materials in drinking water tanks that compromised water supply

Anglian Water has been fined a record £1.42 million at Northampton Crown Court following a prosecution by the Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) for drinking...
Government, Policy & Regulation

Scotland’s water industry regulator accused of failure, following inappropriate use of public money

The Public Audit Committee (PAC) has published its final report on the Water Industry Commission for Scotland (WICS), following its scrutiny of  the water...
Government, Policy & Regulation

EFRA Committee to quiz Defra Secretary of State, Steve Reed, about Thames Water situation

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRA), which is appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of...
Government, Policy & Regulation

CRU publishes its 2023 performance assessments on Uisce Éireann

The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) has published its 2023 performance assessments on Uisce Éireann (formerly Irish Water). The two reports, 'Water Sector Customer...
Water Company News

Anglian Water ringfences over £80 million in investment pot to improve bathing water quality

As the UK's bathing water season starts, Anglian Water has announced it is kickstarting its latest tranche of investment to protect and improve bathing...
Government, Policy & Regulation

Environment Agency starts sampling Devon and Cornwall’s beaches

Environment Agency sampling of Devon and Cornwall's 155 monitored beaches has now started and will run through until the end of September. A beach...
Government, Policy & Regulation

New bathing water season for Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Sussex

Environment Agency monitoring of the 56 designated bathing waters between Highcliffe and Hastings Pelham have started ahead of summer. According to the EA, the chief...
Event News

WATERTECH CHINA organiser says visitors will have unprecedented access to industry leaders, pioneering projects, and next-gen solutions at this year’s event

Water is more than just a necessity, it's the lifeblood of our cities, industries, and ecosystems. But what if water management could be smarter,...
Government, Policy & Regulation

Landmark case sees Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water fined £1.35m for over 800 breaches to sewage discharge permits

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has been fined £1,350,000 and ordered to pay £70,237.70 costs after pleading guilty to over 800 breaches of its environmental...
Government, Policy & Regulation

All of Scotland now at some level of water scarcity

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has said that all of Scotland is now at some level of water scarcity alert, following a drier...
Environmental News

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology monthly hydrological outlook highlights very low levels of rainfall across Britain

The UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) has just published its monthly Hydrological Outlook at hydoutuk.net. The UKCEH reports that rainfall across much of...
Government, Policy & Regulation

CMA recommends making Ofwat’s price control decisions subject to appeals, rather than a redetermination process

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is recommending making Ofwat’s price control decisions subject to appeals, rather than a redetermination process, and that the...
Water Company News

Thames Water’s Banbury sewage treatment works set to increase capacity by 84%

Thames Water is carrying out a £14.7 million upgrade at Banbury STW. The upgrade is expected to be completed by 2029 and will expand the...
Environmental News

Volunteers dig in to create native woodland at Roscobie Reservoir

Volunteers from across Fife have come together at Roscobie Reservoir to help create over a hectare of new native woodland on the Scottish Water...
Water Company News

£330k investment at Wharncliffe treatment works to improve performance

A £330k project to reduce storm discharges from Wharncliffe Side sewage treatment works (STW) flowing into the river Don has begun. Contract partners, Galliford Try,...
Event News

Water Equipment Show opens today for what is set to be the biggest event in the show’s history

The Water Equipment Show opens its doors in Telford today for what is set to be the biggest event in the show's history. The one...
Market Analysis & Research

Institution of Civil Engineers launches green paper consultation to help address cost and time overruns on major infrastructure projects

The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) wants to hear from decision makers, infrastructure professionals, civil engineers, civil society groups and other industry stakeholders on...
Water Company News

600,000 litres of water being saved a day thanks to people videoing their leaky loos, taps and showers

Severn Trent customers are saving thousands of litres of water, with almost 4,000 using the water company’s Vyn (Video Your Notes) platform since its...
Environmental News

New pilot study detects crucial pollution marker in UK rivers

A pilot study has succeeded in offering a better understanding of contamination sources in national waterbodies, providing water companies with the capability of identifying...
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Government, Policy & Regulation

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Government, Policy & Regulation

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