02 Apr 2026
Image Description: Landscape view of the River Dart in Devon. Photo by Valentina Sotnikova on Unsplash England’s water environment faces a perfect storm The Environment Agency has published their latest Chief Scientist’s Annual Review 2025, highlighting how they are using science to support the country’s ambition for sustainable growth and respect the nature that underpins […]
02 Apr 2026
Image description: Two people shaking hands across a desk in an interview. Photo by Mina Rad on Unsplash. New rules have come into force from 1 April 2026, requiring new water company executives to pass a fit and proper person test to hold these senior positions, and ensure consumers are properly centred in companies’ decision […]
02 Apr 2026
Image description: Two large pipes extend into choppy ocean water. Image by Jennifer Simmons / Unsplash Water companies released raw sewage into England’s rivers and seas almost 300,000 times last year, equivalent to a 35% reduction in spill numbers compared with 2024, according to the latest Environment Agency (EA) figures. Alongside a substantial fall in average spills […]
26 Mar 2026
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
Image description: Village women are in a queue to collect drinking water as they travel long distances to collect drinking water, Satkhira, Bangladesh. The southwestern coastal region of Bangladesh has faced thirty large-and moderate-scale natural disasters in the last two decades. Image credit: Abir Abdullah / Climate Visuals Women and girls continue to be disproportionately impacted by […]
26 Mar 2026
Image description: Hand holding a pen and filling in a form. Image by Andreas Breitling from Pixabay Public attitudes towards the UK water sector have been the subject of new research conducted by YouGov on behalf of Cavendish Consulting, revealing a complex and often contradictory picture that highlights both deep-rooted distrust and a significant opportunity for companies to […]
26 Mar 2026
Image description: Salmon jumping upstream. Image by Danny Moore from Pixabay. Migratory freshwater fish populations vital to river health and sustaining the livelihoods of millions of people are in freefall and risk collapse, a major UN assessment has warned. Freshwater fish face multiple threats and are “among the most imperiled vertebrates”, according to the most comprehensive assessment to […]
19 Mar 2026
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 […]
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