Ofwat has launched a new consultation on proposed guidance and proposed licence modifications to the licences of Portsmouth Water and Southern Water to facilitate the development, construction and operation of the Havant Thicket reservoir.

The Environment Agency has said that the next step towards the construction of Padiham’s £9 million flood scheme will start this week when ground investigation work begins on proposed sites.

Anglian Water is this week celebrating the 150th anniversary since its historic underground reservoir in the heart of Norwich was officially opened and began supplying water to the city.

Southern Water is seeking early supplier input ahead of going out to tender with the next phase of the Thanet Sewers rehabilitation AMP 7 scheme in Margate.

Canada Pension Plan Investments, the largest direct investor in infrastructure globally, is warning that over recent years - particularly in the period following the launch of the PR19 price review- there has been a marked deterioration in the attractiveness of UK water as an investment proposition.

Covid-19, floods and the growing impacts of climate change are among a range of risks highlighted in the latest National Risk Register (NRR) update for the UK.

Water industry regulator Ofwat is today launching a wide-ranging consultation across England and Wales on what the water sector should look like by 2040.

Water infrastructure and flood risk management both feature in the government’s National Infrastructure Strategy published by HM Treasury last week.

South East Water has been named the Sector Leader in Network Utilities: Water and Sewerage Companies by GRESB in its 2020 Infrastructure Assessment.

NI Water has repeated its warning that historic and ongoing under-investment in the sewer and wastewater networks could have a significant adverse impact on growth plans for parts of cities and over 100 towns across Northern Ireland.