South West Water has reduced the amount of water lost to leaks by over 10 million litres a day thanks to the efforts of its teams and the use of new technology.

Scottish Water is getting ready to plant over 80 hectares of land at Talla Reservoir with native woodland to help make the catchment more resilient to climate change in the future.

The Scottish Government has announced the vacancy for the Chair of the Board of WICS. The recruitment campaign launched on 26 September and will close at 17:00 on 24 October 2025.

Yorkshire Water is progressing work on £11 million worth of upgrades at wastewater treatment works in Barnsley – preparatory work is now underway at its Worsborough wastewater treatment site for a c £4 million upgrade to improve performance.

Thames Water has started identifying customers who need financial support to automatically enrol them on its social tariff schemes under a new initiative which will provide more than £10 million in financial assistance to an estimated 33,000 households under the company’s WaterHelp, WaterSure and Extra Support Scheme programmes.

With sewage sludge as an agricultural fertiliser to farmland coming under greater public and media scrutiny, the issue is rising further up the water companies’ agenda and the possibility of tighter legislation is undoubtedly in prospect.

South West Water is exploring the power of artificial intelligence to help tackle one of the water industry’s biggest challenges - blockages and pollution.

Portsmouth Water has awarded an AMP8 contract for regulatory data and assurance consultancy services worth an estimated £1.5 million (excl VAT).

United Utilities has awarded an AMP8 contract for the supply of Moving Bed Bio Reactor (MMBR) and Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) units worth an estimated £1.8 million.

Yorkshire Water has awarded an AMP8 contract for Portable Gas Detectors - scope of the contract includes supplying, maintaining and repairing PGDs and calibration stations for the water company.