Wastewater treatment must be improved to reduce exposure to human faecal pathogens in treated effluent, according to a new report published by the National Engineering Policy Centre.

A new study has found climate change has influenced how much rain falls during autumn and winter storms.

A new report by the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is warning that the UK Government and wider economy lack the necessary skills and capacity to deliver ambitious plans for major infrastructure over the next five years.

Failure to go further, faster over the next five years on plans for infrastructure delivery could constrain economic growth and threaten climate targets, according to the government’s official infrastructure advisers.

Ofwat’s Innovation Fund has today announced 17 winners from the fourth Water Breakthrough Challenge, a competition that invited solutions with the potential to deliver wide-scale, transformational change benefitting customers, society and the environment.

A new report is warning that the water industry is facing an exodus of engineers, with 70% of professionals considering a move to other sectors in the next two years.

A new report by CIWEM (Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management).and Stormwater Shepherds on highway runoff and the water environment is warning that a “toxic cocktail of pollutants” is running into rivers and water sources every time it rains and is calling for urgent action to tackle the issue.

A new research study has found a direct correlation between visitor numbers and algal spikes in Windermere, with algal growth also exacerbated during prolonged warm, dry weather periods.