Arup’s Olivia Bailey, Digital Water Consultant and Project Manager for Wastewater for Health, explores how monitoring biomarkers in wastewater has the potential to be the “canary in the coalmine” to provide an indication of human health for any future pandemic.

Ofwat has announced its decision to temporarily increase price caps in the business retail market by 0.49% - the decision does not affect household customers.

With cold weather predicted, Affinity Water is offering help to its customers if they are struggling to pay their water bills.

Analysing a range of scenarios for how the use of public transport, broadband networks and utilities might change as a result of Covid-19 and regularly reviewing which trends seem to be playing out is the best way of avoiding policy paralysis in the face of huge uncertainties, according to the National Infrastructure Commission.

Ofwat is today opening a conversation with the water sector and beyond to listen, care and share, to help make sure that customers across the country are getting what they need from their water company.  

Ofwat has launched a new consultation on proposals to allow Tideway to pass a proportion of increased costs in the order of £200 million from Covid-related impacts on to customers. 

Severn Trent has set out its plans for a package over £730 million of investments as part of the Green Recovery - if approved, the company expects to start work on the new investments within a matter of weeks of getting the go-ahead.

Northumbrian Water has become the first water company in England and Wales to launch its own COVID-19 rapid testing programme with its employees.

A new report that explores the potential economic impacts Covid-19 might have on the water sector in England and Wales has flagged up a significant increase in household consumption between April-July 2020 and a material increase in per capita consumption (PCC).

Ofwat has launched a new consultation in response to an urgent proposal from Castle Water to make changes to the Customer Protection Code of Practice (CPCoP) in light of current and evolving Covid-19 restrictions.