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 Jonathan Bean on Unsplash While some parts of the UK are set to receive the “first meaningful rain for a long time” in the coming days, it reportedly will not be sufficient reverse widespread drought conditions that continue to strain wildlife, farmers, firefighters and water resources. According to Environment Agency data from […]
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 […]
16 Jul 2026
Photo credit: Tejj The world is “living beyond our hydrological means”, the UN Secretary General has warned, saying overconsumption, pollution and climate change are driving freshwater use beyond the rate at which it can be replenished. António Guterres told ministers at the opening of the ministerial segment of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in New […]
30 Aug 2023
According to a new report by the British Standards Institution (BSI), The UK has one of the developed world’s lowest levels of renewable water resources, putting the country’s water security at risk. The report assessed the water security of 40 developed nations. It judged the UK’s water security as being at ‘medium risk’, with the […]
29 Mar 2023
Riding the Wave: How the private sector is seizing opportunities to accelerate progress on water security Global Water Report 2022 Download report (PDF) The 2022 Global Water Report shows the huge untapped financial opportunities which come from valuing water. Key findings from this year’s report include: Global brands report water-related opportunities worth US$436 billion. 4x […]
22 Jul 2020
The Regulators’ Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development (RAPID) has published its forward work programme for 2020-21. Made up of the three water regulators – Ofwat, Environment Agency and Drinking Water Inspectorate – RAPID was set up in 2019 to identify and address issues relevant to the development of joint infrastructure projects and to analyse the […]
