An industry-led report on flooding is suggesting that the current National Flood Resilience Review should consider the case for setting up a new Water Agency and restructuring the Environment Agency.
GMB, the union for water workers, is calling on the UK government to take a stake in Thames Water following news that owner Macquarie Group is looking to divest its stake in the utility.
Ofwat has launched a new consultation on its proposals to make further modifications to self-supply licences in the run-up to the opening of the non-household retail market in 2017.
Australian bank Macquarie Group is getting ready to sell off its £3 billion stake in Thames Water, according to a report in yesterday's Sunday Telegraph newspaper.
A paper commissioned by Thames Water to explore credit risks which could arise as a result of the introduction of competition in the water sector has found that it could impact future investment.
The Environment Agency has submitted written evidence to the House of Commons Select Committee for Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee as part of its current inquiry into future flood prevention in England following severe flooding this winter.
Ofwat has announced that the application process to apply for licences to supply retail water services to businesses in England when the new competitiive market opens for business in 2017 is now open.
Anglian Water has vowed to support and fund the best ideas it sees at the inaugural Big Water Challenge 2016 event in May.
Ofwat has launched a new consultation on proposed updates to its existing guidance on assessing whether customers in England and Wales are eligible to switch their water and wastewater retailer.
Public water utilities in many countries are charging households a price that is just a fraction of what it costs to deliver water, let alone maintain or expand water infrastructure, according to David Lipton, first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Near-real-time microbial monitoring of wastewater discharge and bathing waters is now possible thanks to the BactoSense ID solution created by Swiss-based bNovate Technologies.
ABB has launched AquaMaster+™, a digital platform for smart water network management, designed to help water utilities monitor, analyze and manage their water networks, preventing pipeline water losses and optimizing operations.
Craig Nienaber, Business Development Manager for Safe Access Solutions (SAS) at HUBER Technology, explores why the company is seeing a growing level of interest in its safe access solutions for critical infrastructure providers, including their application in wastewater treatment assets.
Albion Water, the first NAV (New Appointment & Variation) to have been established in1999 and now under the ownership of SDS Water Group, has appointed Andy Holland as its new Director of Business Development.