15 Apr 2026
Image description: Water flowing from a concrete pipe. Photo by Abdullah Wafiyy on Unsplash. The trade association for the water industry, Water UK, has published its assessment of whether water companies are able to spend enough on maintaining their infrastructure. New analysis presented at a conference of engineers, economists and government policy officials in London last month suggests the answer may be […]
15 Apr 2026
Image description: View from Sabrina Bridge over River Severn in Worcester. Photo by Darren Tolley on Unsplash New figures released by the Environment Agency (EA) show £8.5 million has been collected from water companies through Enforcement Undertakings (EUs) over the last financial year – the highest annual total on record. The EA says these EUs will be reinvested directly into repairing harm to rivers and habitats. What […]
09 Apr 2026
Image description: Four people wearing high vis in front of a Network Plus working site. Image credit: Network Plus. Network Plus, a utility and infrastructure services provider in Greater Manchester, is set to launch a new water industry training school after advertising this week for apprentice water operatives to join the award-winning business. United Utilities […]
09 Apr 2026
Image description: A person wearing jeans and a denim shirt filling up a black water bottle with tap water. A bowl of fruit is blurred in the foreground. Photo by Bluewater Sweden on Unsplash Water Magazine has shone a spotlight on a new industry-backed initiative seeking to address a growing bottleneck in the UK […]
09 Apr 2026
Image description: Two people sat at a desk working out a problem on a piece of paper. There are two laptops, pens and paper on the work surface. Photo by Scott Graham on Unsplash. Ofwat has written to the renumeration committee chairs of all Welsh and English water companies, reminding them of the new […]
09 Apr 2026
Body of water between grasses, Arundel UK. Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash £90 million pledged to safeguard England’s wildlife Ministers have announced a new £90 million government funding package for species recovery in England, which the government says is the largest ever Government investment in threatened species recovery. More than double the previous round […]
02 Apr 2026
Image description: A person wearing black signing a document, with papers spread across a table, Photo by Dimitri Karastelev on Unsplash A fine-free window in exchange for investment commitments Thames Water is reported to be close to an agreement with Ofwat that would shield the company from new fines for four years, provided it […]
02 Apr 2026
Image description: Aerial view of a water treatment facility. Photo by Patrick Federi on Unsplash A step change in regulatory scrutiny The Environment Agency (EA) confirmed it has completed over 10,000 inspections of water company assets in the past year, more than double the 4,600 carried out in 2024/25, marking a record level of surveillance. […]
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