The week in water from The Water Report

Pennon reveals cost of crypto outbreak

Dealing with the outbreak of cryptosporidium in Brixham over the summer cost Pennon Group £16m, the company revealed in a trading update...

Sep 29, 20241 min read

Centralised coordination and joint-investment will be needed to drive the best outcomes from smart metering. That was the key finding of...

Sep 29, 20241 min read

The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) has applied to the Court of Appeal to be allowed to intervene in a case concerning water...

Sep 29, 20242 min read

Water minister Emma Hardy has signalled that catchment-based management will be central to the full water review it is planning to...

Sep 29, 20242 min read

Environmental campaigners have criticised Ofwat for approving, in its draft allowances for water company spending under PR24, an...

Sep 29, 20242 min read

Moody’s warned on Friday that a distressed exchange “is now a highly likely scenario” within months for Thames Water. It made the comment...

Sep 29, 20242 min read

Galliford Try’s Lintott Control Systems business has won a place on Lots 1 and 2 of Anglian Water’s £74.7m Operational Technology...

Sep 22, 20241 min read

Yorkshire Water has unveiled its creation of a Storm Overflow Alliance with AtkinsRéalis, Morrison Water Services, Stantec, and Ward &...

Sep 22, 20241 min read

After a year-long procurement round, Northern Ireland Water has unveiled its appointments to a professional services framework, valued at...

Sep 22, 20242 min read

A study led by researchers at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology has found that extreme soil moisture droughts in the UK – those...

Sep 22, 20241 min read