30 Oct 2025
Image description: Cray Reservoir, Wales. Image by MS Meeuwesen / Unsplash Despite a return to wetter conditions across much of England, water resources remain under strain, particularly in the east and south-east, according to the latest government drought report. The Environment Agency’s update highlights persistent low reservoir levels, dry soils, and ongoing drought restrictions. Storm […]
30 Oct 2025
Image description: stainless steel faucet with running water. Photo by Steve Johnson / pexels The UK’s water regulator Ofwat has published its final performance assessment for the 2020–25 investment period, revealing a mixed picture across the sector. The Water Company Performance Report for 2024–25 evaluates service delivery, environmental impact, and customer outcomes across 16 major […]
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: High flooding outside the Old White Horse Brasserie, Old Main Street, Bingley, UK. Image by Chris Gallagher / Unsplash The UK’s Climate Change Committee (CCC) is urging Minister Emma Hardy to take immediate action to strengthen national defences against the growing impacts of climate change – particularly addressing mounting risks to the […]
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 […]
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