Ofwat has agreed to a request from Thames Water to further defer the referral of its PR24 Final Determination for the water company to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for a re-determination until 22^nd October 2025.

Environment Secretary Steve Reed is set to establish a new water ombudsman to support customers - the consumer champion will have legal powers to resolve disputes to put money back in people’s pockets.

The number of water company pollution incidents across England rose sharply last year, a new report from the Environment Agency has found. The report shows consistently poor performance from all nine water and sewerage companies in the region, with serious pollution incidents in 2024 up 60% from 2023.

Ofwat has published a consultation paper setting out the regulator’s latest thinking on climate change and six proposed principles which aim to provide a clear, flexible framework to guide water companies’ responses to climate change.

Ofwat has today proposed a £24 million enforcement package following its findings that South West Water has failed to meet it legal obligations in managing its wastewater treatment works and network. These failures resulted in the company spilling wastewater to the environment when it should not have done.

The House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRA) has recalled Thames Water’s Chair Sir Adrian Montague, CEO Chris Weston and Independent Non-Executive Director Ian Pearson, who chairs Thames’ Remuneration Committee, for further questioning on Tuesday 15 July in the light of ongoing concerns.