A new report is warning that the Government risks significant increases in consumer water bills and missing its housebuilding targets unless it launches an Olympic-style national champion for reservoirs and hands new powers to regional Mayors.

The Regulators’ Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development has published its Annual Review for April 2024 to March 2025 period which flags up RAPID's achievements and areas for improvement. Key concerns highlighted by stakeholders include capacity and delivery confidence, with supply chain readiness, funding models, and programme management identified as areas of uncertainty.

Ofwat has launched consultations on its draft decisions to allow solutions for two Strategic Resource Options in the RAPID programme to continue to receive development funding to proceed to Gate 4.

Following a report commissioned by Ofwat from Baringa Partners on how Ofwat's regulation impacts on economic growth which was published in April 2025, Ofwat has commissioned a further piece of consultancy work on the economic growth agenda from consultancy firm KPMG LLP worth an estimated £98,580 (inc VAT).

Anglian Water has gone out to tender with an AMP8 contract to procure up to two Desalination Technical Partners to support it in the development stages for two sites identified in its Water Resources Management Plan (WRMP24).

Anglian Water is seeking market input ahead of going out to tender next year with a £700 million desalination programme – the water company is looking to develop up to three Desalination Plants in its region.

Ofwat is flagging up the £50 billion opportunities on offer for 30 major upcoming projects coming down the line in the RAPID programme with the publication of two separate Major Projects guides for the supply chain and for investors respectively.

Ofwat is calling on water companies to accelerate and optimise water project delivery to support economic growth - 30 major projects planned in the next 15 years, including nine reservoirs.

Ofwat has informed Thames Water of its draft decision to allow £22.6 million funding for the London Water Recycling scheme (with the Teddington DRA as the preferred suboption), and to proceed to gate four of the RAPID process.

Southern Water is inviting people in Hampshire to give feedback on the updated plans for the Hampshire Water Transfer and Water Recycling Project.