Following the driest spring in years, three official heatwaves, record temperatures and sustained high demand, Thames Water is introducing a Temporary Use Ban (TUB), also known as a hosepipe ban, for all customers it supplies with drinking water.

A new report from S&P Global Ratings is flagging up three critical risk dimensions for data centres which set them apart from other project finance asset classes – namely, real estate, traditional infrastructure, and technology.

Today sees the launch of a major four-year campaign - Let’s Save Water - backed by regulators and water companies to help everyone across England and Wales use less water through small, everyday changes.

Amazon is reporting that its data centres are seven times more water-efficient than the industry average – saying it is constantly innovating to reduce the amount of water used, resulting in a 52% improvement in water efficiency since 2021.

The Environmental Audit Committee is about to start the first session of its new inquiry into how more data centres will impact the UK climate and nature goals – the evidence session starts at 2.30pm this afternoon.

MOSL has responded to the Environmental Audit Committee’s recent call for evidence as part of its new inquiry on environmental impacts, risks and opportunities to the sustainability of data centres in the UK. 

An innovative tariff trial led by Affinity Water is showing strong early results in reducing customer bills and cutting water usage, a dual win for households and the environment.

Northumbrian Water is encouraging its customers to use water wisely following a warm and extremely dry start to the year.

Yorkshire Water is supporting Water Wise’s Water Saving Week (12 – 18 May) by reminding customers to save water where they can following a significant increase in consumption over the warm weekend.

A new initiative is providing businesses with the expertise and tools to identify water savings across their sites, helping to achieve financial and environmental efficiencies whilst also tackling the UK’s water demand challenges.