Anglian Water engineers are about to begin a trial using fibre optic cables to detect hard to find leaks invisible to the naked eye in their water pipe network.

Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has reaffirmed the Labour Party’s commitment to renationalise the water companies in his keynote speech to the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool today.

S&P Global Ratings has revised its outlook on Thames Water debt from stable to negative - S&P said the revision reflects its view of the water company’s current financial pressure “in the absence of improvement in operating performance.”

Water industry regulator Ofwat is calling for a game change on leakage as widespread criticism of the water sector continues during the heatwave which currently shows no sign of any letup.

A new report from NERA Economic Consulting is warning that nationalising UK utilities would cost the British taxpayer around £182 billion. 

SES Water has taken a major step forward in its environmental commitments and signed a contract with Haven Power to use 100% renewable electricity for all its treatment works, pumping stations and offices.

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Michael Gove has written to Ofwat Chairman Jonson Cox to raise concerns about the corporate behaviour of water companies.

OMERS Infrastructure Management Inc. has today announced the purchase of an additional 4% interest in Kemble Water Holdings Ltd, the ultimate holding company of Thames Water Utilities Ltd.

Ratings agency Moody’s has changed its outlook for the UK water sector from stable to negative for the first time since first published in 2004.

Moody’s has either maintained negative outlooks for five UK-based regulated water utilities and changed one high-yield holding company - the ratings agency’s actions relate to the companies it considers most exposed to the likely cut in allowed returns from 2020.