20 Aug 2026
Photo by Sarah Doffman on Unsplash The UK Government has published a revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), which introduces a dedicated flood risk and coastal change chapter (Policies F1-F9), bringing greater visibility and structure to flood risk planning policy. The framework introduces policy W1, which requires development plans to be informed by early […]
20 Aug 2026
Photo by Emma Wurfel on Unsplash Thames Water on alert to re-activate UK’s only mainland desalination plant The UK’s only mainland desalination plant may be restarting operations later this year, says Thames Water. The utility firm, which operates the plant in Beckton, east London, is on alert to activate the facility as London reservoir […]
20 Aug 2026
Photo by Johnny Such on Unsplash The UK government announced a £65mn funding package on Friday (14 August), to improve water access and drought resilience for struggling farmers. The measures announced include up to £15 million for on-farm reservoirs and plans to make it easier to develop new water storage infrastructure. Using the “C” word […]
13 Aug 2026
Image description: A hand holding a glass under a running tap to fill it with water. Image by Swanky Fella on Unsplash Hundreds of residents in blocks of flats in east London have been left without regular running water for more than seven months, as suspicions are raised whether a development in the area may […]
13 Aug 2026
Image description: Someone holding a black biro pen to fill out a survey on a blue clipboard. Image credit: Phil Hearing on Unsplash Almost nine in 10 people support the building of a new £6.6bn reservoir in Oxfordshire according to a new survey shared by Thames Water. Thames Water said 89% of 2,004 adults surveyed […]
13 Aug 2026
Photo by Scott Blake on Unsplash Millions of households in England and Wales are due to face a further hike in bills after water companies were given provisional watchdog approval to spend £3.4bn more than previously agreed, including to support new homes and datacentres. The newly announced spending is in addition to the £104bn programme […]
18 Jun 2026
Image Description: Water hitting a stone. Photo by Cem Salini on Unsplash Amazon and water technology company Aganova are rolling out an AI‑driven leak detection project in Bergamo’s water distribution network, working with local utility Uniacque. The system, which runs on Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure, monitors flows in large transmission mains and flags anomalies […]
11 Jun 2026
Photo by Iain on Unsplash Welsh Water is facing a £44.7 million enforcement package from Ofwat even as it commits £617 million to infrastructure spending in its first year of an ambitious transformation programme. The regulator formalised the package in June, following an investigation into wastewater asset failures, requiring the company to fund measures […]
