South West Water is working in partnership with the University of Exeter through the Centre for Resilience in Environment, Water and Waste (CREWW), to develop an upgraded model incorporating AI to predict the location of lead pipes across its network.

Severn Trent is launching an upgrade across Eccleshall aimed at replacing all lead water supply pipes in the area and provide the best quality drinking water.

Scottish Water is progressing lead pipe replacement work in Kyle of Lochalsh - the project involves a programme of extensive water sampling which is being carried out in phases.

A three-year Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) for a hand-held device to detect lead in drinking water has been awarded the highest grade possible by Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency.

Severn Trent is preparing to start a £1.8 million upgrade in May of Coventry’s water network – the investment will see aging water pipes in the city replaced while the utility also rolls out its ambitious Green Recovery programme to Coventry.

National plumbing accreditation body WaterSafe is calling on Scotland's homeowners to check if their water pipes are made of lead if their properties were built before 1970.

Yorkshire Water is starting a £13 million project to replace hundreds of lead water pipes across the region to comply with European water quality regulations.