Monthly Archives: January, 2025

Muir announces fund to support Nature Recovery environmental projects

A new fund to support Nature Recovery environmental projects, the first of its kind, across Northern Ireland has been launched by Environment Minister Andrew...

Welsh Water bills set to increase by 27% to fund £4bn investment

The average Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water household customer bill will increase by 27% for 2025-26, from £503 to £639. This comes as the company prepares...

Anglian Water starts transformational infrastructure programme for the East

Anglian Water has outlined its largest-ever year of investment for the East of England, as it embarks on the first of a five-year mammoth programme of...

Ancala-backed Leep Utilities secures 150,000th connection to its last-mile multi-utility network

Leep Utilities (Leep), one of the UK's leading owners and operators of last-mile utility networks, recently contracted its 150,000th connection. The milestone was marked...

Oxyle raises $16m to lead the fight against ‘forever chemicals’

Swiss startup Oxyle has announced a $16m funding round to scale its breakthrough solution to destroy, not just relocate, PFAS from wastewater. This builds...

Pump expert predicts 2025 will be the year remote monitoring comes to the fore

A pump expert has predicted that 2025 will be the year that smart monitoring and digitalisation in IoT pump monitoring will come to the...

Water UK promises support for more than 3 million households, as water companies announce record-breaking investment

Water UK, the trade association for the water industry representing all of the water and wastewater companies across Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland, has...

Urgent action needed to protect cash-strapped households from soaring water bills, says Consumer Council for Water

The Consumer Council for Water (CCW) has warned many of the most financially vulnerable households will not be able to cope with a £123...

Concern over river recovery grows as Government fails to enshrine the Water Restoration Fund in law

After urging all MPs to do their job as elected representatives in Parliament, Mark Lloyd says he is disappointed in the Government's decision not...

Water scarcity could cost UK economy £25bn over five years in undelivered housing, reveals CIWEM

CIWEM, as part of the Enabling Water Smart Communities project, has unveiled research demonstrating the urgent need for water-smart housing to mitigate the economic impact...

Address aging infrastructure to confront climate change safety risks, says Institution of Civil Engineers

Delaying investment in the UK's transport network and water infrastructure could have safety and supply implications for the UK, according to the Institution of...

Pennon Group accepts Ofwat’s Final Determinations

Following Ofwat's PR24 Final Determinations in December 2024, Pennon Group has announced that after careful consideration, South West Water and SES Water will be...

Environment Agency secures record commitments from water sector of over £22bn to invest in the environment

The Environment Agency, working closely with Natural England, has secured the largest ever commitment from water companies to clean up the environment and invest...

Annual household water bills in Scotland to rise by £44 per year

Scottish Water has announced new higher charges for 2025/26, which the publicly owned water company says will fund vital water and waste water services...

Jo Jolly, Director for Environment and Innovation, discusses Ofwat’s knowledge sharing vision

In the first Water Vlog of 2025, Jo Jolly, Director for Environment and Innovation, Ofwat, discusses the ongoing Ofwat Innovation Fund Projects programme, focusing...

Ofwat announces details of £400m fund to spur water sector transformation in next five years

The Ofwat Innovation Fund will double to £400 million to support projects that could transform the water sector to meet and solve the many...

Council panel sets out blueprint for a cleaner, greener water future

A council panel set up to monitor Southern Water has published a ‘pioneering’ report outlining a series of recommendations to improve water quality in...

£1.3M investment to protect against sewer flooding in Middlesbrough

Northumbrian Water is investing £1.3M to increase the capacity of the sewers in Middlesbrough, where it will be upgrading 165 metres of its network. Work...

Mark Lloyd, Chief Executive of The Rivers Trust, says the future of our rivers is at stake in parliament today

Chief Executive of The Rivers Trust, Mark Lloyd, is urging all MPs to do their job as elected representatives in Parliament today, and support...

SEPA calls for input on major changes to Scotland’s environmental regulation framework

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is seeking views from regulated businesses, organisations and individuals on the proposed changes to how environmental activities are...

ASTERRA launches transformative upgrade to its SaaS platform for water pipeline leak detection and infrastructure management

ASTERRA, provider of geospatial data-driven platform solutions for water utilities, is launching EO Discover 2.0, which it says is a transformative upgrade to its...

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