Thames Water has been fined £3.34 million in court after millions of litres of raw sewage flooded two rivers near Gatwick. In addition to the £3.34 million fine, the judge ordered Thames Water to pay the Environment Agency’s costs of £128,961.05.

Wessex Water is set to start work this autumn on a multi-million pound investment to ensure significant new protection for rivers, streams and brooks in west Somerset.

Yorkshire Water is investing £60 million at its Knostrop wastewater treatment works to reduce the amount of phosphorus present in treated wastewater returned to the River Aire.

In a prosecution brought by the Environment Agency, Lincolnshire firm OMEX Agriculture Ltd - which leaked deadly liquid fertiliser into the River Witham, wiping out more than 135,000 fish - has been ordered to pay a total of £510,190.

Southern Water is building a £2.1 million new wetland beside an East Sussex wastewater treatment works in a move which will enhance and protect the quality of water in the River Ouse.

Work is scheduled to start this month on upgrades at a County Durham sewage treatment works that will help to protect river water quality.

Since 2020 the Environment Agency has been working in partnership with Norfolk Rivers Trust to improve an internationally important chalk stream, the River Wensum.

United Utilities is investing £15 million to improve the water quality on a stretch of the River Roch.

The government has confirmed that farmers and landowners will receive funding and support for projects to create new habitats for wildlife, help protected sites and boost efforts to reach net zero, alongside sustainable food production.

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has published a ‘manifesto’ outlining its plans for record investment to improve river water quality in its operating area.