WRSE proposal for giant reservoir faces continued opposition from Oxfordshire County Council
Renewed efforts by the water companies who make up the Water Resources South East water group to move forward with proposals for a giant reservoir near Abingdon are again facing opposition in Oxfordshire.
Tackling Nutrient Neutrality in the UK water sector - is the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill heading up a creek without a paddle?
Dr Gabriel Connor-Streich, Chief Executive Officer at Greenshank Environmental, discusses the implications behind the Government amendment in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill currently going through Parliament to tackle nutrient pollution and the challenges this presents for the water companies.
Water UK: hundreds of thousands more people to receive help paying their water bills
Water UK says that water companies are significantly increasing their help for customers in response to the cost-of-living crisis, with hundreds of thousands more people set to receive help paying their water bills.
Water sector experts predict upcoming trends for 2023
Northumbrian Water Group’s Head of Innovation, Angela MacOscar and HP Nanda, Divisional CEO (Water Utility) at global water and pump solutions company Grundfos have shared their predictions for the water sector in 2023.
Water UK – new research shows vast majority of Brits have no idea how much water they use
Industry body Water UK is urging the public to become more aware of their water use as new research reveals the majority of the public have no idea how much water they use.
Institution of Civil Engineers predicts rapid change for UK infrastructure in 2023
How the UK plans, builds and operates infrastructure is likely to change dramatically in the next few years, according to the annual horizon scan report for 2023 from the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE).
Met Office warns 2022 provisionally warmest year on record for UK and 2023 could be one of Earth’s hottest years on record
2022 will be the warmest year on record for the UK, according to provisional figures from the UK Met Office – and the national weather forecaster is warning that 2023 will be one of the Earth’s hottest years on record.
Environment Agency reveals £5.3 billion investment by 2027 in latest action plans to protect England’s waters
The Environment Agency (EA) has today published action plans detailing £5.3 billion of investment to improve the quality of England’s waters over the next five years. However, the EA is warning that without further investment beyond that date and more action to address climate change impacts, the number of water bodies meeting Good Ecological Status could fall to just 6% by 2043.
Environment Agency publishes latest update for water situation in England
The Environment Agency has published its latest update for the water situation in England showing that monthly rainfall totals in November were above average in all catchments, river flows increased at almost all sites and groundwater levels increased at two thirds of indicator sites.
UN concludes 2022 campaign Groundwater: making the invisible visible with major UN-Water Summit
The UN’s World Water Day 2022 campaign “Groundwater: making the invisible visible” has wrapped up with a UN-Water Summit on Groundwater, highlighting the importance of better monitoring and management of the vital resource which accounts for 99% of all liquid freshwater on Earth.
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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. -
United Utilities accelerates investment to reduce spills from storm overflows across Northwest
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