Thames Water has gone out to tender with a framework contract for the supply of new technology to reduce phosphorus content in treated waste water going into rivers worth an estimated £60.73 million.

Southern Water is currently in the process of a major project to manage the Bewl and Medway river systems In Kent to keep southern England’s largest reservoir at Bewl topped up in winter to release back in to the rivers over the summer.

A major cross-border project which aims to improve water quality in Carlingford Lough and Lough Foyle through enhanced wastewater treatment has been officially launched in Derry.

Heathrow Airport’s consultation on its preferred expansion masterplan – known as the Design Consent Order Project - published this week includes details of potentially significant negative impacts on the surrounding floodplain, rivers and lakes.

The Government has published the first progress report reviewing its 25 Year Environment Plan for the period January 2018 to March 2019.

The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee has warned that there is a “nitrate time bomb in many of our groundwater sources.”

The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee has flagged up a raft of concerns over the possibility of deteriorating water quality, growing nitrate pollution and inadequate monitoring after the UK leaves the European Union.

Yorkshire Water has gone out to tender with a contract for specialist modelling and auditing services for its urban drainage, river flow and water quality framework worth an estimated £131 million.

The Green Alliance is calling for the UK's new post-Brexit farm subsidy scheme to be better aligned with water companies' environmental spending.

A high-level conference has made the case for more integrated water management in Europe, concluding that reinforced joint efforts in policy, law and investments are necessary to preserve and further improve Europe’s waters.