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26 Mar 2026

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Image description: Aerial shot of bewl water reservoir in the South East of England during sunset. Image by Jack B / Unsplash   Dr Mike Martin, the Liberal Democrat MP representing Tunbridge Wells, has urged Ofwat to scrap the proposed £22 million penalty against South East Water and instead compel the company to reinvest the money directly into improving water infrastructure.  The intervention follows Ofwat’s recent enforcement action […]

26 Mar 2026

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Image description: Ecologically damaging Blue Green algae blooms (cyanobacteria), close up from river bank along Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland.   A High Court challenge has been launched by an eel fisherman against the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Daera) over the Lough Neagh pollution crisis.  The judicial review his being brought against DAERA by eel fisher […]

19 Mar 2026

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Image description: A child standing on a paddleboard wearing a green safety jacket and brightly-coloured swimming trunks. Photo by Ben White on Unsplash   The deterioration of water quality in the UK’s largest lake now threatens to intersect with another public health crisis, the rise of bacteria resistant to antibiotics, the so called ‘Superbugs’. As […]

12 Mar 2026

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Image description: A person holding out a glass filled with water. The glass is in sharp focus while the person is blurred in the background. Photo by engin akyurt on Unsplash.   Ofwat fines South East Water £22m Ofwat has announced South East Water is to be fined £22m for repeated supply failures in Kent […]

12 Mar 2026

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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

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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

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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

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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 […]