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60% of water companies ‘require improvement’ in latest environmental star ratings
The 2023 Environmental Performance Assessment (EPA) from the Environment Agency (EA) showed a picture of polarised performance, with over...
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Jul 28, 20243 min read
Ofwat to boost its Sector Performance team as it moves to ‘activist regulation’
Ofwat is to ramp up the size of its Sector Performance team as part of its move from “light touch regulation” to “activist, hands-on...
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Jul 28, 20241 min read
Labour looks to a second water Bill to further sector reform
Baroness Hayman, the new Parliamentary under secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs, told the House of Lords last...
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Jul 28, 20242 min read
Uisce Éireann requests €400m boost to combat construction cost inflation
Uisce Éireann (formerly known as Irish Water) has requested an extra €400m from the Republic of Ireland to boost the publicly-owned...
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Jul 21, 20241 min read
Researchers track viruses with viruses to keep taps safe
Researchers have reported a novel means of testing sources for UK drinking water production for viral contamination: by monitoring the...
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Jul 21, 20241 min read
United Utilities appoints design partner trio
United Utilities has appointed three design and development partners for its environmental programme: AtkinsRéalis, Mott MacDonald and...
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Jul 21, 20241 min read
Snaps help to improve river health intelligence
Photographs gathered by community groups have been used to train a new artificial intelligence model to “spot visual markers of river...
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Jul 21, 20242 min read
Yorkshire Water operating profit flat
Yorkshire Water reported operating profit for the year to 31 March 2024 unchanged from the previous year at just under £237m. Profit...
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Jul 21, 20241 min read
Affinity Water reports £49m pre-tax loss
Affinity Water reported a £49m loss before tax for the year to 31 March 2024 – down from a loss of nearly £113m in 2023. A £32.6m...
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Jul 21, 20241 min read
Southern Water costs soar
Operating costs at Southern Water for the year to 31 March 2024 rose £109m to £598m, driven largely by a £21m increase in power prices;...
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Jul 21, 20241 min read
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