Severn Trent Water has applied to the Environment Agency for to vary an existing water abstraction licence it holds on Howden Reservoir to include hydro-electric power generation.

United Utilities is exploring the impact of environmental factors on the cost of delivering wholesale wastewater services.

Dee Valley Water has gone out to tender with a contract for laboratory services worth an estimated £2.5 million - the water company is jointly procuring on behalf of United Utilities and Dwr Cymru Welsh Water.

Flow measurement specialist company NIVUS has been awarded two framework contracts for the supply and maintenance of transit time ultrasonic river flow gauges by the Environment Agency.

Atkins has been appointed by Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water to provide consultancy services to help maintain a safe and reliable drinking water supply for 1.4m homes and businesses across Wales and parts of western England.

i2O, the smart water network company, has announced that it has doubled its manufacturing capacity by creating a new state-of-the-art technology assembly facility in Woolston, Southampton, close to its UK headquarters.

With the Met Office issuing further weather warnings for more rain across the Midlands over the next few days, Severn Trent has said it is facing “significantly more incidents of flooding” than it would normally expect at this time of year.

Northern Ireland Water has gone out to tender with a framework contract for laboratory instrument maintenance, spare parts and consumables worth up to £4 million.

Doosan Enpure has recently embarked upon its Enflo-Carb™ project, using its proven Enflo-DAF™ technology as the foundation to a series of seasonal trials with the support of the Water Science Institute at Cranfield University.