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Plymouth CityPlymouth City Council has announced the appointment of a Development Partner for its proposed £4.2 billion (inc VAT) heat network based on a waste heat source from South West Water Central Plant.

UNITED UTILITIES LOGOUnited Utilities has today announced an equity issue to raise gross proceeds of c. £800 million to fully fund the equity element of c. £2.5 billion of its incremental investment for the AMP8 period 2025-30.

SOUTH EAST WATER logo 1South East Water has been given a £76,000 penalty for a water supply breach - human error was blamed as enough water to fill 300,000 baths was taken without an Environment Agency licence.

NWL LOGONorthumbrian Water engineers working on an £18 million project in a County Durham village are trialling an innovative solution to help protect and improve the region’s rivers, streams and coast.

YORKSHIRE WATER Brayton borehole drillingYorkshire Water is due to start srilling a new test borehole at Brayton Barff is due to start in May to check its viability as a source of clean water, as part of its long-term water resource management plan.

UKWIR REPORT ASSET HEALTH APRIL 2026UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) has released a landmark report aimed at tackling the lack of a unified approach to quantifying and valuing asset health across the sector.

THAMES WATER HQThames Water has gone out to tender with an AMP8 contract for fire alarm installation and associated works worth an estimated £30 million including VAT in total.

UISCE EIREANN LOGOUisce Éireann is warning over operational challenges at Poulavanogue Water Treatment Plant - customers in the Clonmel area supplied by the plant have been subject to a number of outages in recent days.

OFFICE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION LOGO 1The House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee and Environmental Audit (eac) committees have endorsed the Government’s chosen candidate to become the next Chair of the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP).

Kohtari Lord St John of Bletso Strategic Adviser Kohtari, who are working with an increasing number of water companies and regulators to safeguard water quality, has appointed Lord St John of Bletso as Strategic Adviser.

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