British Water has appointed RSE chief executive Stephen Slessor to chair its board. He brings over 25 years of sector experience across...

The High Court has dismissed a claim for judicial review brought by countryside charity CPRE Oxfordshire and water safety group...

Anglian Water has signed a £1bn deal for an unincorporated joint venture between AtkinsRéalis, Mace and Turner & Townsend to act as its...

The House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee has called on the Government to produce a holistic nitrogen strategy within...

Defra and the Environment Agency (EA) are working on updated programmes of measures to deliver River Basin Management Plans that are...

Defra is consulting until 1 September on proposed changes to the WaterSure national affordability scheme. This currently caps bills for...

The Cabinet Office is consulting on adding water to the list of ‘sensitive’ sectors under the National Security and Investment Act 2021....

The Final Report is 464 pages long, with 88 recommendations and a 67-page summary. It is structured around seven themes:

Some initial thoughts While some hints have already been made, such as that Ofwat will be replaced, we do not currently know how many of...

Northumbrian Water and Wessex Water were the only two companies not to cause any serious pollution incidents in 2024 – and in...