Anglian Water has confirmed today the proposed location for a new reservoir in Lincolnshire, south-east of Sleaford, about halfway between Grantham and Boston.

Southern Water has gone out to tender with an AMP7 contract planning and consenting services, including Development Consent Order (DCO ) and Town and Country Planning, worth an estimated £4 million.

A new study for the Regulators’ Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development (RAPID) has identified potential new water transfer options to address the growing water supply water deficit which is projected to reach 3,435 million extra litres of water per day by 2050.

The Government has published a detailed and updated water resources planning guideline for water companies in England and Wales – and says it is also relevant to those organisations responsible for producing regional water resource plans.

The Environment Agency has published the national framework for water resources which sets out the strategic direction for long term regional water resources planning in England.

Anglian Water has successfully put its £28 million innovative Grafham flow reversal resilience scheme which transports water from Rutland to Grafham into operation for the first time.

Southern Water has published its Water Resources Management Plan -  the company said for the first time is now looking forward 50 years so it can be prepared to meet the challenges of a very different world.

Ofwat has expressed its concerns over aspects of Thames Water revised draft water resources management plan for 2019 published by Thames Water in October 2018 for re-consultation.

Thames Water has set a new target ofreducing leakage by 50% by 2050 in line with recommendations by the National Infrastructure Commission.

Yorkshire Water has said its chosen solution to close the supply-demand deficit projected in its current Water Resource Management Plan (WRMP19) which forecasts supply and demand from 2020 to 2045 is to reduce demand through increased leakage detection and repair activity.