The Water Bill, which was debated at its second reading in the House of Commons yesterday, has cleared its first parliamentary hurdle with Labour's support.

The Leader of the House of Commons has announced that the date of the Second Reading debate for the Water Bill which is currently working its way through Parliament will be Monday 25 November 2013.

The Board of Severn Trent, the UK's leading provider of water and waste water has today announced the appointment of Liv Garfield, currently CEO of BT’s Openreach, as the next Chief Executive to replace the Tony Wray when he retires in spring 2014.

Water industry regulator Ofwat has called again for water bills to fall in the upcoming Price Review.

In an Expert Focus article for WaterBriefing, as the water sector in England and Wales enters a pivotal phase, Louise Ellis, Water Strategy, Regulation & Asset Management at Arup takes a look at the need for a whole system transformation - and how regional systems planning could be the missing link between national reform and catchment-based delivery.

Water industry regulator Ofwat has launched a new discussion paper on how new companies will have access to the systems and services provided by the current monopoly water and sewerage and water only companies when the non-household sector opens for competition in May 2017.

Severn Trent Water has called for Ministers to set "clear priorities for future investment" in a new report which looks at how environmental legislation like the EU Water Framework Directive can be implemented in a way that delivers environmental improvements whilst keeping water bills affordable.

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Chair Anne McIntosh has backed calls for UK water companies to ‘look closely’ before raising prices following Environment Secretary Owen Paterson letter to companies calling on them to recognise people's financial strain.