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United Utilities signs pioneering DPC contracts for £3bn Haweswater refurbishment
United Utilities has signed the contracts for the Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme (HARP) – the £3bn water transfer refurbishment...
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Aug 252 min read
Milan’s water supplier joins Severn Trent’s Net Zero Hub team
Milan’s public water supplier Gruppo CAP has joined the international partnership comprising Severn Trent, Australia’s Melbourne Water...
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Aug 171 min read
Paul Kissack to take up Defra permanent secretary post from October
The Cabinet Office has appointed Paul Kissack as the new permanent secretary at Defra. He is currently group chief executive of the...
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Aug 171 min read
Scottish Water reports on a positive year but notes future challenges
Scottish Water has released its 2024-2025 report. Total revenues increased by 7.8% to £2,087m. Operating profit increased more, by 20.1%...
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Aug 173 min read
Ofwat consults on how to enact a new consumer involvement rule
Ofwat is consulting until 1 October on enacting its new power under the Water Special Measures Act to ensure consumer involvement in...
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Aug 172 min read
MHCLG pulls funding for Cambridge sewage works relocation
Plans for housing growth in Cambridge were dealt a blow on Friday when Cambridge City Council shared that the Government had pulled funding for Anglian Water to relocate its wastewater treatment works, to make development space available north east of the city.
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Aug 172 min read
Most areas in England now in or near drought
As the fourth heatwave of 2025 hit the UK last week, the Government declared that the water shortfall borne of persistent hot, dry conditions had become “nationally significant”.
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Aug 171 min read
SESRO costs climb as Thames submits detailed design report to RAPID
The cost of delivering the new south east strategic reservoir (SESRO) at Abingdon has more than doubled since the last regulatory assessment gate.
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Aug 172 min read
Is SAR the best option for Thames?
The Government has taken on the services of FTI Consulting as a potential administrator if Thames Water enters a Special Administration Regime (SAR).
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Aug 172 min read
UKWIR offers ChatGPT for water research
UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) has created a bespoke AI search tool to enable faster, easier and better access its online water research library.
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Aug 101 min read
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