Uisce Éireann says the completion of the €13.5 million upgrade to Castlemartyr Wastewater Treatment Plant means Castlemartyr now has the wastewater infrastructure needed to support housing and future growth, while delivering improvements to the water quality in the River Kiltha.

NI Water has outlined its significant investment programme across the Derry City and Strabane District Council area while highlighting the growing challenge posed by wastewater infrastructure constraints and the need for sustained long-term funding.

Uisce Éireann is progressing work on its National Leakage Reduction Programme – Ireland’s water company has invested €2 billion to date to upgrade the underground water network and is set invest a further €1 billion-plus in further investment up to the end of 2029.

Uisce Éireann has identified 72 cities, towns and villages across Ireland as priority locations for investment to help unlock new homes and support growing communities. The locations, in conjunction with rural areas and other communities, will benefit from the Government’s additional €2 billion funding programme announced as part of the National Development Plan.

The government has today published the new National Planning Policy Framework setting out the government’s policies for plan-making and for making decisions on development proposals in England and how these are expected to be applied.

Northern Ireland Water (NI Water) has launched a public consultation on its proposed Article 161 Sewer Bond Incentivisation and Surety Policy Framework.

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra)is reporting that 18,771 new homes in East Anglia, Lincolnshire and the Home Counties are closer to being built following a landmark breakthrough between the government and Anglian Water.

Ahead of land, consent or even capital, it is the supply and treatment of water that is impacting the growth of housing, renewables and digital infrastructure in many areas. In an Expert Focus article for WaterBriefing, James Cattermole, ​​​​Partner - Infrastructures at Carter Jonas takes a look at water as a limiting factor on economic growth.

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has published England’s first ever Land Use Framework – a plan for delivering new homes, nature restoration, clean energy and food security.

Uisce Éireann has marked the commencement of works on a complete upgrade of Nenagh Wastewater Treatment plant - the €49 million investment will deliver deliver capacity for the equivalent of 3,000 new homes.