Wessex Water has finally completed an £11 million project to help safeguard the health of the River Parrett, one of Somerset’s primary rivers.

Thames Water is investing £400 million in an upgrade over the next seven years to improve Coppermills Water Treatment Works in Walthamstow, London - work is scheduled to begin in spring 2026 and will be completed over seven years.

Scottish Water has unveiled plans for a £1.7 million project to help prevent rags, wet wipes and other sewer related debris from entering an Edinburgh watercourse.

Portsmouth Water’s flagship Havant Thicket Reservoir project is set to drive multi-million pound growth across the South East, both during construction and following completion.

South West Water has reduced storm overflow spills by 40% at one of its wastewater treatment works in Cornwall which had the third highest spilling overflow, as it continues to drive improvements in spill numbers across the region.

United Utilities is progressing work on a £20 million project to install more than 4km of new sewer network in Preston - the pipeline scheme has recently been awarded a national Considerate Constructors award.

NI Water is starting work today on a major water infrastructure improvement scheme in the Pomeroy/Carrickmore Area of County Tyrone which will continue until January 2027.

Uisce Éireann has confirmed that a Water Conservation Order, commonly referred to as a hosepipe ban, will be in place for three supplies: Mullingar, Co Westmeath; Milford, Co Donegal; and Kells-Oldcastle, Co Meath. The orders came into effect at 00:01 today and will be in place for six weeks.