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New streams feature in Ofwat’s Innovation Fund for 2025-30
Ofwat has confirmed it will introduce three new funding streams into its Innovation Fund in AMP8: one to support collaborative...
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Feb 21 min read
Green groups decry Defra decision to duck Water Restoration Fund commitment
Nature campaigners have decried the Government’s decision not to enshrine the Water Restoration Fund in the Water (Special Measures)...
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Feb 22 min read
Business Stream launches a vulnerability framework to support non-household customers
Business Stream has become the first water retailer to launch a vulnerability framework to support business customers. The approach...
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Feb 21 min read
Scientists develop molecular trap to clean pollution from water
UK scientists have developed a new material that could help reduce pollution from discarded medicines and hygiene products that end up in...
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Feb 21 min read
Cap on staff fetters green watchdog, environmentalists claim
Environmentalists have warned that the current cap on headcount for the post-Brexit environmental watchdog, the Office for...
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Feb 21 min read
ICE champions water recycling over efficiency
Engineering experts have urged the UK water industry to push harder in seeking innovation in recycling wastewater to boost drinking water...
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Feb 21 min read
Water-smart communities could prevent £20bn loss to the economy from unbuilt homes
Water scarcity is a “critical obstacle” to meeting the Government’s housing targets, and could cost the UK economy £25bn over the next...
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Feb 22 min read
EA backs growth and lifts its objections to Cambridge expansion
The Environment Agency has lifted its objections to new development in Cambridge, “following this Government’s intervention to address...
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Feb 22 min read
Water companies announce average bill hikes for 2025-26
On behalf of water companies in England and Wales, Water UK has announced the average domestic bill for 2025-26 will rise by 26%, or £123...
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Feb 21 min read
Defra sets out its aims for a revised Environmental Improvement Plan
Environment secretary Steve Reed has confirmed the “rapid review” of the former Government’s Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP) has...
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Feb 22 min read
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