MOSL and partners to launch £3.1m water efficiency fund pilot for businesses in Cambridgeshire
MOSL is working with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) on a multi-million-pound contract to improve businesses’ water efficiency in the Cambridgeshire area.
Affinity Water launches first smart metering programme with 20,000 installations in initial trial phase
Affinity Water has announced the launch of its first-ever Smart metering initiative, starting in February with a trial in parts of the Harlow and Bishops Stortford areas, Hertfordshire.
Blueprint for Water PR24 scorecard shows just 2% of water company AMP8 budgets to be spent on natural infrastructure
A coalition of nature groups has released an analysis of water company AMP8 business plans for the next five years showing that the water industry will spend just 2% of its total budget - 5% of the enhancement budget ( £2 billion) – on natural solutions.
Southeast businesses set to save more than 7.3 million litres of water per year
The Southern Water Business Partnership Fund has awarded five grants totalling more than £90,000 to businesses across the Southeast region, for water saving ideas.
MOSL releases updated water efficiency dashboard
Retail market operator MOSL has published a new version of the publicly available water efficiency dashboard. The latest version uses official Ofwat Water Resource Zone (WRZ) data and newly enriched market data at a supply point (SPID) level, as opposed to meter level, as the dashboard did previously.
New research by Yorkshire Water shows annual cost of hot baths predicted to rise to £1,023 in 2023
Although water rates have stayed the same over the last year, new research from Yorkshire Water has revealed the rising costs of using water in the home, thanks to gas and electricity prices rocketing.
Thames Water launches interactive online calculator to help customers save on water and energy use
An interactive online tool to help customers save money by gaining a better understanding of their water use will be launched by Thames Water today.
Defra publishes progress report on action on water conservation
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has published a progress report outlining Government activities to encourage the conservation of water between 2010 and 2013, together with details of further steps planned for the future.
Interserve commits to 20% cut in water use by 2016
Construction and support services group Interserve will commit to reducing water use by 20 per cent by 2016 as part of a business-wide sustainability plan.
Nestlé wins the Stockholm Industry Water Award
Nestlé has this morning been named the winner of the Stockholm Industry Water Award for its leadership and performance to improve water management in its internal operations and throughout its supply chain.
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Webinar to explore moving indirect potable water reuse to full implementation
UK water companies are invited to join an upcoming webinar which will explore how the sector can take indirect potable reuse (IPR) from concept to full-scale operational reality. -
Kohtari CEO says joined-up water intelligence needed to predict, not just react - not more data
James Sumsion, CEO of predictive water intelligence specialists Kohtari, says the water sector needs to take a giant leap forward, so that it can anticipate and act upon water quality issues - rather than merely react. -
IED compliance – using automated sliding floodgates to support secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites
Ray Moulds, Sales Director at Flood Control International, takes a look at how automated sliding floodgates are supporting secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites. -
Making storm overflow data make Sense – Metasphere launches dedicated monitoring device
With the UK government demanding a 50% reduction in storm overflow spills by 2029, the era of reactive management is over. Speaking in the House of Commons on 21 July 2025, then environment secretary Steve Reed said, “This Government will cut water companies’ sewage pollution in half by the end of the decade.”
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Scottish Water completes £235m investment in two-way connection between drinking water networks
Hear how Scottish Water has completed its £235 million Ayrshire Glasgow Resilience Project - customers across Greater Glasgow, Ayrshire and East Renfrewshire will now benefit from a more secure and resilient water supply. -
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Hear how United Utilities is accelerating its investment to reduce spills from storm overflows across the Northwest. -
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