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Defra to improve river plans on the back of the Pickering case
Water minister Emma Hardy has told Parliament that Defra will work with the Environment Agency to deliver improved river basin management...

by Karma Loveday
May 101 min read
PAC to pursue National Audit Office report findings with Government and regulators
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will take evidence for its water sector regulation inquiry on 9 June, from Defra permanent secretary...

by Karma Loveday
May 101 min read
Ofwat calls for a ‘guiding mind’ and stronger powers in its Cunliffe response
In its response to the Cunliffe Commission’s call for evidence, Ofwat has accepted water planning and regulation need to be reset, as...

by Karma Loveday
May 103 min read
Ofwat rebuts CMA appellants’ arguments
Ofwat defended its PR24 final determinations and responded to key areas raised by the five water companies appealing to the Competition...

by Karma Loveday
May 53 min read
OEP CEO: seize the moment to help the environment
Natalie Prosser, chief executive of the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP), urged all those gathered at British Water’s annual...

by Karma Loveday
May 51 min read
Information Commissioner praises water industry transparency improvements
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has welcomed information transparency improvements by the water industry. This came in an...

by Karma Loveday
May 51 min read
Outgoing Scottish ombudsman calls for powers to initiate investigations
Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO) Rosemary Agnew called for legislative change to bring her organisation’s powers up to date as...

by Karma Loveday
May 51 min read
RSE innovation secures King’s Award for Enterprise
Scottish engineering company RSE has been awarded a King’s Award for Enterprise. Dubbed ‘a knighthood for businesses’, the award for...

by Karma Loveday
May 51 min read
Study succeeds in quantifying human-specific faecal pollution
A pilot study undertaken by Water Research Centre (WRc) and ADAS Biotechnology has succeeded in quantifying concentrations of...

by Karma Loveday
May 51 min read
Havant Thicket reservoir to boost the South East's economy by over £50m
Portsmouth Water has quantified the economic benefits to be derived from the new Havant Thicket reservoir. A study carried out by the...

by Karma Loveday
May 51 min read
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