Environment Secretary Steve Barclay has announced that water company bosses are set to be banned from receiving bonuses if a company has committed serious criminal breaches.
From today Ofwat has new powers to act against any water company that provides poor customer service in breach of a new licence condition, which could see the regulator impose fines of up to 10% of the company's turnover.
Stream pollution has cost a Somerset farm more than £19,000 in court - the stream was polluted after the farm failed to make improvements following a farm inspection by the Environment Agency recommended improvements should be made to prevent possible pollution.
In a new report published today, the Welsh Parliament Environment Committee is calling on Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water and the Welsh Government to accelerate measures to tackle pollution in Wales’ waters.
The House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee has raised significant concerns over the role of UK regulators, their ability to operate with genuine independence from Government, and how they are held to account.
Ofwat has published its final Guidance for Appointees delivering Direct Procurement for Customers projects.
Ofwat has launched a new consultation on its proposed modifications to the conditions of appointment of five water and sewerage companies and one water only company to give effect to the delivery of large infrastructure projects under Ofwat's Direct Procurement for Customers (DPC) initiative.
The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) is warning the Government over the UK’s lack of preparedness in its new report on ‘Heat resilience and sustainable cooling’.
Chichester District Council (CDC) has reported that Ofwat has pledged to work more closely with local authorities across the south coast to hold Southern Water to account.
The Environment Agency has launched a new consultation on proposed changes to water quality permitting charges - the first time permit charges have been reviewed since 2018.
The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee has launched a new inquiry into Government resilience and how it addresses the impacts of extreme weather.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has quietly amended insolvency legislation to update the Special Administration Regime for water companies in England and Wales.
Near-real-time microbial monitoring of wastewater discharge and bathing waters is now possible thanks to the BactoSense ID solution created by Swiss-based bNovate Technologies.
ABB has launched AquaMaster+™, a digital platform for smart water network management, designed to help water utilities monitor, analyze and manage their water networks, preventing pipeline water losses and optimizing operations.
Craig Nienaber, Business Development Manager for Safe Access Solutions (SAS) at HUBER Technology, explores why the company is seeing a growing level of interest in its safe access solutions for critical infrastructure providers, including their application in wastewater treatment assets.
Albion Water, the first NAV (New Appointment & Variation) to have been established in1999 and now under the ownership of SDS Water Group, has appointed Andy Holland as its new Director of Business Development.