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: 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 […]
26 Feb 2026
Image description: Rain drops falling into a shallow pool of water. Photo by reza shayestehpour on Unsplash Despite the South West region experiencing rainfall 62% higher than the national average in 2025, South West Water (SWW) has announced a 17% reduction in storm overflow use and a 25% in cut spill duration over the past […]
26 Feb 2026
Image description: aerial view of a sewage treatment plan. Image by Patrick Federi on Unsplash Southern Water has completed more than 1,000 actions prompted by an Ofwat investigation in 2019. The actions included operational and compliance improvements across 293 wastewater treatment works, £126 million in penalties and redress, organisational changes, and routine inspections as part of its standard operations. Ofwat says water firm must now go further Following […]
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