Environment

Extending overflow monitoring requirements could cost £4bn

Union calls for urgent public inquiry into water sector

Wessex fined for providing undrinkable water

Wessex Water has been hit with a £280,000 fine after it provided customers with undrinkable water for three weeks. The company has also agreed to pay out more than £21,000 to its affected customers. The fine was handed down by Swindon Magistrates following prosecution by the Drinking Water Inspectorate.

River Thames CSO upgrades to be delivered 10 years early

More than £100bn needed to tackle drainage issues

Anglian to begin hydrogen from waste production

Pennon to boost supply by 45% with new water supplies

Thames sets out £32bn drainage plan

Reform for decarbonisation

Defra slammed for ‘slow and weak’ wet wipe reform

Therese Coffey has written to the manufacturers of wet wipes asking them "to reconsider" wording on packaging to remove words like flushable. Wet wipes containing plastic are responsible for 94% of sewer blockages, which costs the industry £100 million a year. Fleur Anderson, Labour MP, said the action was "too slow and too weak".

Defra minister: Water renationalisation ‘a soundbite, not a solution’

Garfield calls for broader debate on pollution blame game

United Utilities sets out SuDS vision for 58,000 homes

Community partnerships key to finding local solutions

Ofwat receives £11m to support enforcement