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On 20 March 2026, The BBC reported: Housing developers will be able to pay towards the cost of upgrading wastewater infrastructure in places where they want to build, the infrastructure minister has announced. It is part of a plan to improve a chronically underfunded water system which is holding back development and contributing to pollution…
On 11 February 2026, GOV.UK reported: Environment Agency water enforcement team increases by almost fivefold since 2023. The Environment Agency has assembled its largest ever team of investigators, enforcement officers and lawyers tackling water pollution, significantly strengthening its enforcement capability as part of a drive to build a tougher regulatory culture. The regulator has increased…
On 5 March 2026, The BBC reported: South East Water is facing a £22m fine by the industry regulator for “multiple supply disruptions” that caused residents in Kent and Sussex “immense stress and anxiety”. Ofwat said company failures left it unable to cope during periods of high demand or extreme weather, leaving customers with no…
On 24 February 2026, Water Magazine reported: Yorkshire Water has been fined £733,333, plus costs and victim surcharges for polluting a Chesterfield country park stream three times in less than a year. Following an investigation by the Environment Agency, the company appeared at Derby Crown Court on 23 February 2026 for sentencing for three separate…
On 22 January 2026, Water Magazine reported: Thames Water launches a £5.7 billion tender notice to bring a contractor on board to build its proposed new reservoir. The newly named White Horse Reservoir would secure water supply for 15 million people across the South East, including Thames Water, Southern Water and Affinity Water customers. Around…
On 21 January 2026, Water Magazine reported: The government’s long-awaited Water White Paper, A new vision for water, published by Defra yesterday (20 January), has been met with a cautiously mixed response across the water sector, with broad support for regulatory reform tempered by concerns over pace, funding and ambition. Read the full article on…
On 20 January 2026, CNN reported: The world has entered “an era of global water bankruptcy” with irreversible consequences, according to a new United Nations report. Regions across the world are afflicted by severe water problems: Kabul may be on course to be the first modern city to run out of water. Mexico City is…
On 8 January 2026, Water Magazine reported: Water companies must now publish annual pollution-cutting plans under tough new powers introduced by the government. Pollution Incident Reduction Plans (PIRPs) were previously voluntary, with only some water companies electing to produce and deliver them. Through powers in the Water (Special Measures) Act, they will now be mandatory…
On 18 November 2025, GOV.UK reported: Environment Agency urges water companies to speed up fixing of leaks England cannot continue to take water for granted, the Environment Agency has warned in a new report examining the country’s latest water usage. While world leaders conclude climate talks in Brazil, the regulator has said achieving greater water…
On 8 November 2025, The Guardian reported: Government and water companies are devising emergency plans for worst water shortage in decades Water companies and the government are drawing up emergency plans for a drought next year more extreme than we have seen in decades. Executives at one major water company told the Guardian they were…