A new report from the Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) has confirmed that drinking water in England and Wales remains among the safest in the world.

The UK’s drinking water is at far too great a risk from potential contamination of supply by terrorists, with current systems simply not quick enough to contain a chemical or biological attack, according to a water sector smart network specialist.

The Competition and Markets Authority has published its provisional findings on Bristol Water’s appeal to the CMA following the water company’s decision to reject the Ofwat’s final determination on price controls for the period 2015 to 2020, resulting in an increase of just £20 million.

Contractors together employing more than 3,200 people with bases or locations around Scotland have been chosen to support the delivery of Scottish Water’s new £3.5 billion investment programme.

Water industry regulator Ofwat has launched a new consultation inviting views on how it should take forward its primary duty to further the resilience objective it gained through the Water Act 2014.

Latest figures published by the Environment Agency show that between 1^st April 2014 and 31^st March 2015 the Agency objected to a total of 3238 planning applications on flood risk grounds.

In a move which the Government said would save £3.9 billion over the lifetime of this Parliament, Chancellor George Osborne yesterday removed the current exemption for electricity from renewable sources from the climate change levy.