Household water bills in England and Wales will rise by an average of 5.4% - around £33 a year, or approximately £2.70 per month - from April, reflecting significant investment in upgrading water infrastructure. 

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has launched a consultation on significant changes proposed for sewage sludge regulation in England – effectively the first since the Sludge (Use in Agriculture) Regulations came into force in 1989.

The partnership between Ofwat, the Environment Agency and the Drinking Water Inspectorate.has given the go-ahead for two Strategic Resource Option schemes (SROs) where Affinity Water and Severn Trent are the joint solutions owners to proceed to Gate 4 in the RAPID programme.

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has launched a consultation on new, clearer rules proposed by the government to help improve water quality, reduce pollution in rivers and give farmers the confidence to grow food sustainably.

The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has issued a formal tender notice for stakeholder engagement services on a confidential and sensitive project it describes as “complex, multi-year and involves stakeholders who are accustomed to current arrangements and may be resistant even to the discussion of change.”