Water treatment

SES Water boss: Affordability can’t dominate all that we do

Ofwat confirms funding for four strategic water projects

Water sector calls for ‘urgent action’ to improve resilience

Government accepts EAC recommendations on sewers

The government has declared its support for further investment in sewerage systems in England and Wales in its response to the Environmental Audit Committee’s damning report on water quality in rivers. However, the committee's recommendations to address pollution from agriculture and homebuilding, which both play a significant role in preventing rivers from achieving good ecological status, were not accepted.

Anglian and SVT join forces to support regenerative farming

People struggle to identify environmental impacts of water habits

Ofwat proposes new approach to resilience monitoring

Ofwat has proposed a new approach to monitoring and regulating operational resilience as it takes a longer-term view of sector-wide challenges. The regulator said this will include asking water companies to report on a series of new measures covering asset health, unplanned maintenance and equipment failures that will eventually be consolidated into an “integrated monitoring framework”.

Affordability, resilience and fairness key for billpayers at PR24

Customer satisfaction high but trust low in water sector

SVT begins scheme to replace customers’ lead pipes

Severn Trent is planning to upgrade 25,000 customer-side pipes at the same time as it improves its own supply network in Coventry. The company is targeting leaky pipes and those made of lead to improve water quality and drive down leakage in the city.

Wessex calls for regulatory reform to meet strategic outcomes

OEP ‘keenly interested’ in agricultural polluters

UU proposes climate change bonus incentive

Scottish Water forms research and innovation hub

Ofwat awards £5.2m to innovation winners

Ofwat has named 13 projects that will be awarded a share of £5.2 million from its innovation fund for the second year of its Water Breakthrough Challenge. The projects will receive between £155,000 and £760,000 each to develop collaborative cross-sector innovations that improve water quality, reduce pollution and raise customer service levels as part of the competition's Catalyst Stream.