Scottish Water has announced the preferred bidders for partner companies it will work with to transform Scotland’s public assets to keep taps flowing and protect the environment.

Southern Water has launched its preliminary market engagement for two strategic water recycling schemes; the water company is progressing its plans for the Littlehampton and Medway Water Recycling Plants which would enable it to deliver up to 33.4 million litres per day of purified recycled water during drought conditions.

Thames Water has agreed a five-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with RWE, to source renewable electricity from an onshore wind farm in Scotland.

Ofwat has launched a new consultation on regulatory reporting for the 2025-26 reporting year of AMP8 - the consultation sets out proposed changes to the reporting requirements for companies’ annual performance reports (APRs) for 2025-26 onwards.

Miles of chalk stream habitat in and around the Test in Hampshire has been improved – with more to come - in one of the UK’s most substantial river restoration schemes.

Sir Adrian Montague, CBE, Chairman of Thames Water has written to the Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP, Chair of the House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee to confirm that the water company’s Board has decided to maintain its ‘pause’ on management retention payments.

Ofwat has today confirmed that Wessex Water will fund an £11 million enforcement package after the company failed to operate, maintain and upgrade its wastewater network adequately to ensure that they could cope with the flows of sewage and wastewater.