Yorkshire Water has announced today that after nearly 12 years with the company, nine as CFO and close to three years as CEO, Liz Barber is to retire with effect from May 6.

Ofwat is set to prioritise river water quality and environmental outcomes in the year ahead, according to its newly-published forward work programme for 2022-23.

The Environment Agency has published a flood hydrology roadmap setting out a 25-year vision to help predict and manage flood risk.

Anglian Water has joined forces with Severn Trent to announce a Get River Positive Plan: five pledges to transform river water quality across their regions.

The Telegraph has launched a Clean Rivers campaign – saying the campaign is needed “to reverse the damage to our waterways before they succumb once again to the sort of pollution that took decades to eradicate.”

NI Water has gone out to tender with a contract for the provision of cleaning and ancillary services at various sites throughout Northern Ireland.

Wessex Water is inviting contractors and consultants to register their interest in providing works and professional services to the water company.

Yorkshire Water has been fined £233,000 and ordered to pay £18,766.06 costs and £170 Victim Surcharge after it admitted to being responsible for a sewage leak that led to the deaths of hundreds of fish in Tong Beck, near Bradford.

Irish Water, working in partnership with Cork City Council, is commencing the next stage of the Cork South Docks Network Extension and Upgrade Project following the successful completion of works on Anglesea Street in late 2021.