Thames Water projects have been awarded almost half of the £40 million funding in Ofwat’s latest Water Breakthrough Challenge – Ofwat’s Innovation Fund has today announced 17 winners from the Challenge.

A new £5 million project is set to help protect water quality in Northumberland - the investment by Northumbrian Water will see upgrades made to Slaley Sewage Treatment Works, south of Slaley Village.

Clancy has made two appointments to its senior leadership team, strengthening the business’ expertise in delivering civil engineering projects across water, energy and transport infrastructure.

Thames Water is clamping down on illegal water connections, with fleet services company, Go Plant Ltd, enforced to pay £52,000 in fines and costs for repeatedly connecting unauthorised and unlicenced standpipes over the past six years.

Uisce Éireann has launched an 8 week public consultation on a long-term plan to ensure the adequate provision of wastewater services for the Cork Metropolitan area.

Scottish Water is investing £2 million to upgrade a section of its supply network in Springburn and Robroyston to support the development of around 5,000 new homes.

South West Water has issued a Boil Water Notice following the identification of small traces of the cryptosporidium organism identified over the last 24 hours - cryptosporidium can cause sickness and diarrhoea if consumed.

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has officially launched its interactive map which provides near real-time information about the operation of its storm overflows to coincide with the start of the UK bathing season.