The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs says the first ever joint report from the Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales, the Drinking Water Inspectorate and Ofwat “leaves nowhere for underperforming companies to hide.”
A new report by the four regulators for the water sector in England and Wales on water companies’ performance is calling for the pace of progress to increase.

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water is inviting interested suppliers to register for a supply chain conference in November as part of the next phase of market engagement for the £660 million Cwm Taf Water Supply Strategy, ahead of the planned procurement launch in Q1 2027.
In an Expert Focus article for WaterBriefing, Jonathan Taylor, UK Managing Director of engineering, technology and consulting services provider Expleo, takes a look at how AI is driving new infrastructure demand and explores how the UK water sector should respond.
Anglian Water has awarded a multi-supplier AMP8 framework for the provision of Mechanical, Electrical and DSEAR Services with an estimated value of £360 million including VAT.
Great Yorkshire Rivers partners have come together to celebrate progress made in tackling artificial barriers to improve fish passage in the county’s rivers and lay out ambitious plans for the years ahead.
Yorkshire Water has awarded an AMP8 SAAS contract for a forecast and derisk tool with an estimated value of £3.6 million including VAT.
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has submitted their planning applications on the Cwm Taf Water Supply Strategy that will secure reliable drinking water supplies for communities across south Wales for decades to come.
Yorkshire Water will begin ground investigations in Knaresborough next week as part of its £1.5 billion Yorkshire-wide programme to reduce discharges from combined storm overflows (CSOs).
Anglian Water is set to invest around £350 million across Lincolnshire between 2025 and 2030 as part of its £11 billion AMP8 investment programme - its largest ever programme of investment.
Uniwater has acquired Hy-Ram Engineering, a specialist in tooling, products and hire for the water sector, based in Mansfield, England.
Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd have announced a collaboration agreement to bring Clean TeQ Water's Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal technologies to water utilities across the UK.
Near-real-time microbial monitoring of wastewater discharge and bathing waters is now possible thanks to the BactoSense ID solution created by Swiss-based bNovate Technologies.
ABB has launched AquaMaster+™, a digital platform for smart water network management, designed to help water utilities monitor, analyze and manage their water networks, preventing pipeline water losses and optimizing operations.