As part of their ongoing commitment to deliver alternative measures under the National Environment Programme, Bristol Water have teamed up with Westcountry Rivers Trust (WRT) and Bristol Avon Rivers Trust (BART) to trial a unique glass eel monitoring programme.

Anglian Water is investing nearly half a million pounds in two schemes that will save more than one million litres of water every single day as part of its efforts to reduce on leaks and burst mains in Bedfordshire.

Water companies have rejected criticism made by three environmental NGOs during the recent consultation which ended on 14^th January by industry regulator Ofwat on the proposed Abstraction Incentive Mechanism.

Glasgow City Council is looking for suppliers to come up with a one off innovative hydro-electric solution for a scheme at its Pollok Country Park.

The Environment Agency has issued detailed guidance on applications to build new hydropower schemes.

The European Union has withdrawn the approvals for three commonly-used biocides following a decision made on 27 January.

The Thames Barrier was closed on Wednesday this week – the first time this winter -  to reduce the risk of flooding in London and along the Thames catchment.

Wildlife, water and communities are set to benefit from improvements to the environment starting this week in Peterborough, led by the Environment Agency.

Official statistics published today show that rainfall totals were above average across England for the third consecutive month at 165% of the long term average.

The water industry has reported across the board improvement in Developer Services, meeting recently introduced standards for providing a range of services to developers over 95% of the time.