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News: Water
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Valve delivery keeps South East Water upgrade on track
A massive valve has arrived at South East Water's Beenham's Heath Water Treatment Works as part of a £2.3 million... ...more »
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Government appoints David Gray to review Ofwat
The water regulator Ofwat will be reviewed to ensure it is fit for future challenges, the Government announced today. Environment... ...more »
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Eon and plumbers join forces to offer customers free water saving device
Eon and the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE) have joined forces to offer customers free devices to... ...more »
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Marsh offers insurance cover for water contamination
Insurance broker Marsh has launched a specialist contamination insurance product for water utilities globally. Marsh said it is the first... ...more »
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Scottish Government consults on new framework for flood management
The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa) has published a consultation on the new framework of organisations that will manage flooding... ...more »
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United Utilities lifts northwest hosepipe ban
United Utilities has lifted its hosepipe ban, saying that recent rainfall has allowed water resources to recover sufficiently. However, the... ...more »
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Regulator gives 'thumbs up' to NI Water's charging schemes
The Northern Ireland water regulator has reported that NI Water's charging schemes for the current year and the next 12-month... ...more »
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United Utilities hosepipe ban saves 3.3 billion litres
United Utilities customers have cut demand by 3.3 billion litres in response to the hosepipe ban, the company said. The... ...more »
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Government adviser questions Defra plan for reservoir flood plans
The independent Regulatory Policy Committee (RPC) has questioned the government's justification for introducing a new requirement that reservoir undertakers must... ...more »
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Thames Water fined £12,000 after two river spills in two years
Bracknell Magistrates Court last week ordered Thames Water to pay £12,323 for causing the pollution of a tributary of the... ...more »
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Sewage powered car hits streets of Bristol
Wessex Water has converted a VW Beetle to run on sewage methane gas. The converted car could run for a... ...more »
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Competition Commission allows Bristol Water to increase bills by 15 per cent over five years
The Competition Commission has said Bristol Water can increase customers bills by 15 per cent above inflation by 2015. This... ...more »
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Scottish regulator seeks views on customer participation
The Water Industry Commission for Scotland (WICS) is seeking views on initial proposals to increase customer participation in the next... ...more »
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Competition Commission ruling on Bristol 'will encourage companies to gear up'
Water companies have warned the Competition Commission (CC) that its provisional findings in Bristol Water's appeal could encourage companies to... ...more »
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Ofwat considers bulk water sales at unregulated prices
Ofwat has floated the idea of requiring companies to sell bulk water at an unregulated price to stimulate water trading.... ...more »
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Ofwat identifies customer complaint handling shortfalls
Water regulator Ofwat has found that water companies are falling short of expectations in several areas of customer complaint handling.... ...more »
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Quality of water dips to 99.95 per cent
Water quality in England and Wales dipped marginally in 2009, falling to 99.95 per cent after three years at 99.96... ...more »
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Defra spells out how it wants water companies to implement social tariffs for community groups
The government this week set out how it wants sewerage companies to implement social tariffs for community groups. This year's... ...more »
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Reservoir drain protest could spark rule change
Welsh Office minister David Jones has conceded that the regulations concerning the safety regime for reservoirs may need to be... ...more »
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Drought action taken all over the UK
Water companies across the UK have continued to take action to preserve water resources. Severn Trent switched the water source... ...more »