So AMP5 starts today – and with the exception of Bristol Water, all of the other water companies in England and Wales accepted the Final Determination made by Ofwat in December about how much money they could charge their customers over the next five years to finance their investment programmes.

International engineering and project management company AMEC has announced that it has acquired environmental and engineering consultancy Entec Holdings Ltd for an initial cost of £61.2m.

South East Water has completed a major scheme to install a new £1.3 million water main to secure drinking water supplies in East Kent.

Morgan Est, one of the UK’s leading infrastructure specialists, has been retained as a Capital Delivery partner by Dwr Cymru Welsh Water for the Asset Management Period (AMP 5).

A new report says that Yorkshire Water’s upcoming AMP5 spend will create a £6 billion ‘ripple effect’ in the Yorkshire economy over the next five years.

United Utilities Group PLC has this morning issued a confident trading update for the year ending 31 March 2010.  The company will announce its full year results on 21 May 2010.

Thames Water starts work this spring on a £40million upgrade at Long Reach sewage works in Dartford, Kent, as part of a major scheme to help improve water quality in the River Thames.

Costain has announced this morning that it has retained its position as a Capital Delivery partner by Welsh Water for the Asset Management Programme (AMP 5) period beginning 1st April.