30 Oct 2025
Image description: scenic view of Quiraing Mountains in Scotland. Photo by Petra Nesti / Pexels Steve Reed’s comments “risked misleading the public” The UK Statistics Authority concluded that comments made by Housing Secretary Steve Reed, during his tenure as Environment Secretary, ran the risk of misleading the public about Scottish Water’s environmental performance during a […]
30 Oct 2025
Image description: Aerial view of a water treatment works. Photo by 逐光 创梦/ Pexels England’s water and sewerage companies have come under renewed scrutiny following the publication of the latest environmental performance report by the Environment Agency. The 2024 report reveals that only two out of nine major companies achieved the highest rating, while four […]
23 Oct 2025
Red sign on the beach reading “beach closed, no swimming”. Image by YM / Unsplash The government is consulting on proposals it claims would make fining English water companies for dumping sewage quicker and easier. Regulators have been forced to be lenient to water companies which have been fined for illegally dumping sewage but […]
23 Oct 2025
Image description: A white sign on a grey brick wall reading “Senedd Cymru, Welsh Parliament”. Image by Jonny Gios / Unsplash Ministers have confirmed Wales is set to receive a “new, stand-alone regulator” for the water sector, following the scrapping of Ofwat. Irranca-Davies, also cabinet secretary for climate change, reportedly told the Senedd “bold […]
23 Oct 2025
Image description: Water running from a tap into a green glass that is overflowing. Image by Andres Siimon / Unsplash Thames Water says it has agreed to defer its appeal of the regulator’s decision on how much it can raise customer bills while it races to secure a rescue plan funded by its creditors […]
23 Oct 2025
Image description: Wetlands in Anna Bay, Australia. Image by Andrew Coates, Unsplash New research has been published documenting the economics of floating wetlands around the world, finding they were a cost-effective way to improve water quality. The Guardian recently profiled the co-authors of the study, which looked at the use of artificial floating wetlands […]
23 Oct 2025
Image description: Aerial shot of bewl water reservoir in the South East of England during sunset. Image by Jack B / Unsplash. Foundation for Water Research (FWR) has called for greater transparency on water resources information for the public. This year saw the driest start to the year since 1976, with 20% less than […]
16 Oct 2025
Image description: An outstretched hand holding out a glass filled with water. The water glass is in sharp focus while the person is blurred. Image by engin akyurt on Unsplash Millions of households across the United Kingdom are expected to face substantial increases in their water bills over the coming years. This development follows proposals from […]
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