Two new Bills, introduced as Private Members Bills, both with potentially significant impacts for water companies, are due to have their Second readings in Parliament on Friday this week. 

Work has started on a project at Lustrum Beck in Stockton-on-Tees, which will improve 1.5km of river for fish, invertebrates and plants - the project is part of the £30 million Tees Tidelands Programme.

Yorkshire Water is investing £3 million in its Rainton wastewater treatment works in North Yorkshire to improve water quality in the river Swale and its tributaries.

Southern Water has completed nearly £4 million of work to help improve water quality and protect the environment in a West Sussex village.

Organisations from across the South Tyne area have been brought together by 22 projects to improve the local environment and river health in local communities, led by Northumbrian Water.

New water quality data published by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) on phosphorus levels in Welsh Special Area of Conservation (SAC) rivers shows small improvements, while interim water quality classifications for Welsh rivers hold steady.

The Welsh and UK Government have announced a new £1 million joint research initiative to tackle water quality issues in the River Wye.

Northumbrian Water has completed an £11 million project which will see water quality in a County Durham burn protected and sewerage services futureproofed.

Northumbrian Water has completed a £4.9 million project that will help to protect water quality in the River Tyne. Upgrades at the water company’s sewage treatment works (STW) in Hexham will ensure the site’s resilience and help maintain the quality of the final effluent released, reducing the risk of pollution.

Additive Catchments and Capgemini have announced a key partnership to scale Additive Catchments’ Catchment Monitoring as a Service (CMaaS®) platform.