06 May 2026
Image description: Rows of bottled water. Photo by Jonathan Chng on Unsplash Chair steps down following parliamentary report highlighting poor leadership The chair of South East Water (SEW), Chris Train, has resigned following the publication of a highly critical report by the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Select Committee, which accused the company of […]
06 May 2026
Image description: an underwater seagrass meadow. A warning from “underwater forests” New research has found that sewage and agricultural pollution in rivers is having an “alarming” impact on marine invertebrate life in Britain’s seagrass meadows. The study, carried out by Project Seagrass and Swansea University, examined 16 sites along the British coastline affected to […]
06 May 2026
Image description: Aerial view of a port in Gibraltar. Photo by Michal Mrozek on Unsplash In an exclusive report, the Guardian reveals that Gibraltar, a British overseas territory, has never operated a wastewater treatment plant, meaning raw sewage from nearly 40,000 people and businesses has been discharged untreated into the Mediterranean Sea for decades. Untreated […]
30 Apr 2026
Image description: White sheep on green pastures near a lake, taken in Loughross, County Donegal, Ireland. Photo by Brian Kelly on Unsplash Regulations falling short despite farmer efforts Despite positive investment and efforts from farmers, key regulations designed to reduce agricultural pollution have failed to deliver meaningful improvements to water quality in Northern Ireland, […]
30 Apr 2026
Image description: View of the Houses of Parliament in London, with a red and white boat travelling down the river Thames. Photo by Toni Pomar on Unsplash. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has announced that it is to include water regulation as part of five new inquiries, providing scrutiny of the UK government’s spending […]
30 Apr 2026
Image description: Hand water pump pouring out water. Photo by Jainath Ponnala on Unsplash South East Water has lost an appeal against a fine of £76,000 for extracting water from an underground source without the necessary permission from the Environment Agency (EA). For six weeks between May and June 2021, the company illegally took […]
30 Apr 2026
Image description: Torso wearing a white t-shirt and with blonde hair, holding up a glass of water. Photo by Giorgio Trovato on Unsplash Water UK has issued a statement calling on the government to ban the manufacturing of non-essential PFAS and to strengthen the application of the “polluter pays” principle in tackling PFAS contamination. […]
30 Apr 2026
Image description: close up shot of chrome pipes. Image by Nomad_Soul, Adobe Stock. The water industry faces increasing pressure to demonstrate resilience. A landmark report released by UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) aims to to help water companies measure, assess and communicate asset health with a more unified approach across the […]
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