The Environment Agency is warning that England faces a massive 5 billion litre a day shortfall for public water supplies by 2055 without urgent action to futureproof resources – and Read more
The Water Innovation Fund has launched the seventh Water Breakthrough Challenge, which will award up to £50 million to collaborative innovations that tackle the water sector’s biggest issues. Read more
Abu Dhabi is set to welcome the 2026 UN Water Conference – the UAE and Senegal will co-host the 2026 UN Water Conference in Abu Dhabi from 8–10 December 2026. Read more
Ofwat has launched a consultation seeking views on its proposed new approach to the methodolgy used by the water companies for reporting leakage. Read more
The Environment Agency has published a major update to the MCERTS flowmeter scheme for water flow monitoring equipment – the scheme has been substantially revised. Read more
The Mining Remediation Authority is inviting registration for a series of free-to-attend webinars aimed at providing greater insight into accessing low-carbon heat from mine water.
Scottish Water is warning customers the check their pipes as sub-zero temperatures lead to a 30% rise in burst pipes.
Thames Water (TWUL) has rejected a proposed restructuring plan put forward by its Class B creditors as an alternative approach to the company’s plan - the junior bondholders have accused the Class A senior creditors of attaching “predatory” conditions to a £3 billion emergency loan for a iquidity extension transaction.
Floods Minister Emma Hardy has held a further meeting this week with Environment Agency Chief Executive Philip Duffy to discuss the nation’s response to the recent flooding events.
The Office for Environmental Protection has launched an investigation into a suspected failure by Defra to take the necessary measures to achieve or maintain Good Environmental Status (GES) of marine waters by the statutory deadline.
Southern Water has awarded contracts to three companies across four new contracts to boost its wastewater network performance across the South East region.
South West Water has hosted the first municipal trial of the Fournier Rotary Press in the UK, assessing its potential to improve sludge dewatering performance and support future biosolids standards.
Uniwater has acquired Hy-Ram Engineering, a specialist in tooling, products and hire for the water sector, based in Mansfield, England.
Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd have announced a collaboration agreement to bring Clean TeQ Water's Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal technologies to water utilities across the UK.
Near-real-time microbial monitoring of wastewater discharge and bathing waters is now possible thanks to the BactoSense ID solution created by Swiss-based bNovate Technologies.