The UK Water Partnership has published a white paper on river health and restoring public trust, saying that trust in the management of the UK water environment is at a historic low. The Partnership is warning that many of the recommendations set out in the Independent Water Commission’s landmark report of July 2025 as a blueprint for water sector reform require legislative change - a process that is slow and risks losing public confidence.

A project commissioned by the Environment Agency’s (EA) that captures genetic information from microbial biofilm communities in English rivers has developed a new DNA-based dataset which will be used to help identify new microbial indicators of ecosystem health.

Great Yorkshire Rivers (GYR) - a partnership between Yorkshire Water, the Environment Agency and The Rivers Trust – is starting its next phase of funding of over £21 million investment to support river health and fish migration and open up over 500km of Yorkshire rivers.

In an Expert Focus article for WaterBriefing, Steven Roberts, Principle data scientist & Hydrologist, KISTERS discusses why water quality monitoring is the next frontier for water utilities.

Severn Trent has revealed the rapid progress it is making to improve river health across Nottinghamshire after announcing a further £174 million investment plan.

In partnership with South East Rivers Trust, South East Water has announced the successful completion of a river restoration project on the Maidenhead Ditch in Berkshire.

A new report has found that Channelsea River and River Lea in East London have ‘good to excellent’ water quality in accordance with Water Framework Directive classifications.

The Rivers Trust is launching its first free and open Big River Watch survey which takes place this weekend to help build a picture of river health across the country.

Thames Water and The Crane Valley Partnership have published a landmark report providing an overview of the current situation in the Crane Catchment.

Thames Water CEO Sarah Bentley has announced a package of measures to improve river quality and reduce sewage discharges at this week’s annual Rivers Trust’s Spring Conference.