London Assembly examines key issues for London’s water supplies
With the capital officially in drought after two years of below-average rainfall, the London Assembly will today examine what is being done in the short and longer term to ease pressure on limited water supplies.
Engineers warn UK water security is at critical point
Leading civil engineering body, the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), has today called for decisive and prompt action to tackle the UK’s water security, which they warn will continue to worsen if not addressed urgently.
Smart water network needed for sustainable water management
Smart grid communications specialist Sensus has urged the Government to develop a smart water network to drive efficiency and improve water management.
Gardening businesses now exempt from ‘hosepipe ban’
The seven water suppliers that currently have Temporary Use Bans - hosepipe bans' - in place announced today that landscaping, turf and gardening businesses are being made exempt from the ‘hosepipe ban’ with immediate effect after it was confirmed that record rainfall had reduced the severity of the ongoing water shortage in the South and East of England.
Drought over for Yorkshire, Midlands and the South West
The wettest April on record and continuing rainfall in May have led the Environment Agency to remove the drought status for certain areas.
Global water demand 'could outstrip supply by 40% in 2030'
The warning that global water demand could vastly exceed supply by 2030 is the background to a new report from the International Resource Panel, a group of natural resources experts hosted by the United Nations Environment Programme.
NFU concern over water abstraction licence withdrawal
Government proposals which could allow the withdrawal of water abstraction licences without compensation are “extremely concerning,” the National Farmers Union (NFU) said yesterday (8 May).
Europe set for more rain and drought by 2050
The European Environment Agency is predicting that Europe will be an average 1.5° warmer in the period 2021-2050 and an average 3° warmer in the period 2071 to 2100, compared with temperatures between 1960-1990.
Environment Agency reduces water levels on Somerset moors
The dry weather over the last few days has allowed the Environment Agency to start work on reducing the amount of water currently lying on the Somerset Levels.
Union claims closure of reservoirs responsible for drought
GMB, the union for water workers, has said that the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee must call private water companies, the Environment Agency and Ofwat to account for allowing parts of the UK to run short of water.
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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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