Scottish Water contingency plans are being put in place to protect services to customers after conciliation talks with unions ended without agreement over enhanced proposals on an annual pay award and a modernised pay and grading structure.

Wessex Water is stepping up its work to protect the River Avon a further gear this autumn as a £800,000 project to reduce the pressure on the sewer system gets under way in east Bristol, one of trio of storage schemes helping to preserve the ecology of the river.

Anglian Water is due to begin work to upgrade Great Bromley’s Water Recycling Centre (WRC), installing new equipment which will remove phosphorous from wastewater, improving river water quality nearby.

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has confirmed that it plans to accelerate investment in its network of wastewater assets across Ceredigion to improve river water quality in the Teifi and help protect the wider environment.

Uisce Éireann is progressing its National Leakage Reduction Programme – work on the programme which is continuing in Cork in Newcestown is set to bear fruit.

Thames Water is hosting a series of consultation and community engagement events to share and discuss its plans to provide a secure and sustainable water supply for the next 50 years.

South West Water, Bristol Water and Bournemouth Water have presented their AMP8 business plan for the period 2025-2030, featuring £2.8 billion of investment and an increase of 2,000 jobs in the region, to South West MPs in Westminster.

The UK’s longest-established water retailer has moved headquarters for the first time since it began operations in 2008, as it closes in on its target to be net zero by 2030.