12 Mar 2026

Image description: Elan Valley Reservoirs in Wales. Photo by Callum Blacoe on Unsplash.   Ofwat’s new report, the Economic Impact of Water Supply Infrastructure Investment, has explored the economic growth case for significant investment in water supply infrastructure across England and Wales. The study examined how investment in new assets – such as reservoirs, bulk […]

12 Mar 2026

Photo description: Aerial view of water treatment plant. Photo by Patrick Federi on Unsplash.   Welsh Water is set to pay a proposed £44.7m after the industry regulator found “serious and unacceptable” breaches in the supplier’s sewage and network services. The case is the seventh in a series of Ofwat investigations into all water and […]

12 Mar 2026

Image description: A river with boats moored. Photo by Victoria Feliniak on Unsplash   The Environment Agency (EA) has awarded £430,000 payout to the West Country Rivers Trust, following six clay pollution incidents in Cornwall by Imerys Minerals Limited. The EA confirmed the payment after its investigation found multiple failures at Imerys operations, including damaged […]

05 Mar 2026

Image description: A polluted river with a plastic bottle floating on the surface. Photo by engin akyurt on Unsplash   Thousands of serious pollution incidents by water companies in England were allegedly downgraded by Environment Agency (EA) staff without visiting to investigate, the Guardian has exclusively revealed via a whistleblower’s account. New data was unearthed […]

05 Mar 2026

Image description: An aerial view of a data center located in Colraine, Northern Ireland. Photo by Geoffrey Moffett on Unsplash   New inquiry launched into the environmental impact of data centres in the UK MPs have launched a new inquiry on the environmental impacts of data centres in the UK, as Energy Secretary Ed Miliband […]

05 Mar 2026

Image description: Corby Bridge, also known as Wetheral Viaduct, which carries the Newcastle–Carlisle railway. Photo by Ian Cylkowski on Unsplash    The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) review on the implementation of laws for terrestrial and freshwater protected sites in England has now received an official response from the UK Government. The government’s key commitments The government welcomed the OEP’s […]

05 Mar 2026

Image description: A landscape photo of a section of the River Thames at sunrise. Photo by Paul Macallan on Unsplash   The Environment Agency and the University of Stirling have published a new report on the links between phosphorus concentrations and ecology in English rivers. While phosphorus is an essential nutrient for the growth of […]

05 Mar 2026

Image description: a person in a grey jumper filling up a glass of water from a tap. Photo by SHTTEFAN on Unsplash   South West Water (SWW) has pleaded guilty to supplying water unfit for human consumption after a parasitic outbreak in Devon left about 17,000 households and businesses issued with a ‘boil water’ notice last year. The prosecution […]