Ofwat has agreed that the proposed Havant Thicket Reservoir solution should continue to receive development funding to progress to gate four of the RAPID process – despite significant concerns raised by a wide range of stakeholders following the water sector regulator’s draft decision published on 12 November 2024.

The EFRA Committee will continue its ‘reforming the water sector’ inquiry this week – four more water companies are due to appear before the Committee during two evidence sessions on the mornings of 25 and 26 February.

The Crown Estate is asking interested suppliers to complete a Standard Selection Questionnaire as the first part of a two stage tender to award a framework agreement for up to eleven digital partners with digital and data resource capabilities across three Lots.

Northern Ireland Water and its subsidiaries have awarded a major multi-million pound contract for its network maintenance programme to deliver water and wastewater network maintenance and associated services.The contract had a potential total value of £550 million when it was first tendered - final awarded value is £355 million.

Thames Water has announced that its proposed restructuring plan became effective on Friday after the plan to implement the liquidity extension transaction was approved by the High Court on 18 February last week.