The week in water from The Water Report

Year-end pre-tax profit falls 33% at United Utilities

Reported profit before tax at United Utilities for the year to 31 March 2024 was down 33% at £170m. Revenue was up 8% to £1.95bn and...

May 19, 20241 min read

The highly contentious issue involving the introduction of domestic water changes in Northern Ireland is back on the agenda. A report...

May 19, 20241 min read

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has issued its first Water Scarcity Report of 2024, which identifies two areas at risk...

May 19, 20241 min read

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has appointed three new non-executive board members: Julian Glover, Nick...

May 19, 20242 min read

Two thirds of utility sector players admit that they are unlikely to comply with on-the-spot Health and Safety Executive (HSE)...

May 19, 20242 min read

Following legal action by Thames Water, fleet services company, Go Plant, has paid £52,000 in fines and costs for repeatedly connecting...

May 19, 20241 min read

Liberal Democrat MP Tim Farron’s attempt to make water bosses personally criminally liable for failing to meet sewage performance...

May 19, 20241 min read

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has indicated Pennon Group has put forward sufficient remedies to offset the detriment...

May 19, 20241 min read

Seventeen winners have split £40m in the fourth round of Ofwat’s innovation competition, now known as the Water Breakthrough Challenge....

May 19, 20244 min read

The Scottish Government Public Audit Committee (PAC) has requested further information from the Water Industry Commission for Scotland...

May 19, 20242 min read