20 May 2025
Image: St Mawes by Philip Auld Conservationists have expressed deep concern over the deteriorating state of ancient maerl beds off the coast of Cornwall, England. from recent dives near St Mawe, which were organised as part of the UK Maerl Forum 2025, revealed that these fragile ecosystems are now covered in dense algae – […]
15 May 2025
Image description: The River Thames and parliament buildings. Image by SevenStorm JUHASZIMRUS / Pexels. Thames Water faces MP select committee Thames Water’s Chris Weston (CEO), Sir Adrian Montague (Chair), and Steve Buck (CFO) were questioned by MPs at a select committee hearing in parliament, amid public outrage over the costs and operation of water […]
15 May 2025
Image description: Close up shot of a silver tap with running water. Image by ClickerHappy / Pexels. Water sector needs £270 Bn investment over 25 years In response to the call for evidence issued by the Independent Commission on the Water Sector Regulatory System, Ofwat presented new findings on the changes needed to make […]
01 May 2025
Image description: Brown Wooden Gavel on Brown Wooden Table. Image by Katrin Bolovtsova / Pexels. New laws coming into force in England and Wales could see water company executives face up to two years in prison for obstructing investigations into illegal sewage spills. Under the government’s landmark Water Act, executives who fail to meet […]
24 Apr 2025
Water companies should no longer be allowed to monitor their own levels of sewage pollution, the industry body has told the BBC exclusively. Instead they are proposing a new, third-party monitoring system to build consumer trust. The recommendation is part of a submission made to the UK government’s independent review into the water […]
17 Apr 2025
Image description: People attending a march. A man is wearing a green t-shirt which reads “don’t poison our water”. Image credit The Climate Reality Project. Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) have released their annual water quality report, which “brings together sewage discharge data, sickness data and figures from our Safer Seas and Rivers Service app […]
17 Apr 2025
Image description: Rowing boats stowed away. Image credit Antonio Babuli/ Pexels. The iconic Oxford v Cambridge Boat Race took place on Sunday 13 April. However, pre-race excitement was overshadowed by results from water-quality testing, which revealed levels of E. coli bacteria almost three times above the Environment Agency’s threshold for “poor” bathing waters, along […]
17 Apr 2025
Image description: The Roman Baths museum in Bath. Image credit Rachel Claire / Pexels. The University of Bath has opened the UK’s first pilot wastewater monitoring centre which it says could help avoid future pandemics. The early-warning public health surveillance system is based on detecting traces of chemicals and biological markers found in water. […]
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