Thames Water has lifted its Temporary Use Ban (hosepipe ban), as of 07.00 Thursday 27 November 2025, for customers in the OX, GL, SN, RG4, RG8, and RG9 postcode areas, following above-average rainfall and strong customer support in conserving water.

Anglian Water is reporting its best set of results since new bathing water regulations came into effect in 2015, climbing from 90 per cent ‘Good’ or ‘Excellent’ ratings in 2024 to 96.3 per cent this year.

United Utilities is due to start five projects over the next six months to improve water quality across Stockport.

Southern Water says collaboration between partner agencies to protect and enhance the water quality of its 87 designated bathing waters is reaping its rewards along the region’s 700-mile coastline.

Affinity Water has rewarded Pace Construction, a developer and contractor specialising in new build homes and energy-efficient construction, as the first developer to secure an incentive payment of more than £60,000 through Ofwat’s Environmental Incentives Common Framework (EICF) audit.

Dwr Cymru Welsh Water has announced the launch of new collaborative partnerships with colleges in north Wales on to promote best practice in land and water management to safeguard drinking water sources now and for years to come.

Uisce Éireann has started works on a €22 million investment in a major infrastructure project to upgrade the wastewater network in Farganstown – the project in the wider Navan area is part of a national programme of targeted investment in water and wastewater networks to enable housing delivery.