The National Audit Office is warning that 200,000 properties are at increased flood risk due toEnvironment Agency defence assets being below required condition - and the EA has cut its forecast for the number of additional properties that will be better protected from flooding by 40% since plans were first unveiled in 2020.

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water spent £201 million between April and September 2023 in capital projects to improve services and support the resilience of its water and wastewater network spanning most of Wales and Herefordshire - £32 million more than the same period last year.

Ofwat is today confirming the financial penalties and payments for all water companies for the 2022-23 year, with the majority of companies having to return money to customers. Thames Water will return the most to customers, with a final determination of £73.8 million.

Thérèse Coffey has been replaced as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs by Steve Barclay MP as part of yesterday's Cabinet reshuffle by Rishi Sunak.

Dale Foster, Business Development Manager at wastewater technology specialists HUBER Technology, explores why water companies and urban developers/ built environment owners in the UK (exceptions in Scotland) have still not embraced the potential of using thermal energy from wastewater for renewable energy generation and as a source of potential revenue.