Wessex Water is reporting a strong performance in the first year of AMP8, according to its Annual Report and Accounts for financial year 2025-26 - but acknowledges more improvement is needed on leakage and pollution incidents.

Kier is set to continue delivering vital maintenance and improvements across South West Water’s operational region over the next two years, following an extension to its role on the Network Services Alliance (NSA).

Northumbrian Water Group water companies have repaired more that 17,700 water leaks in the past year.

Thames Water is starting work this month on a major upgrade to its London water network with a mains replacement scheme costing over £10 million in Crouch End, Haringey.

Yorkshire Water has reached a major milestone in its ambitious smart meter programme, with 100,000 water meters now successfully upgraded across the region.

Defra, the Environment Agency and Ofwat are calling on a number of water companies to take further action following the regulators’ assessment of the individual utilities’ Water Resources Management Plan (WRMP) Annual Review 2025.

The House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee will continue its inquiry into drought preparedness in England this week by exploring the role of water resource planning for drought resilience, including assessing the robustness of currents plans and modelling for future supply and demand.

The Environment Agency is warning that despite some progress made by the water companies in England in reducing leakage and managing water demand, both remain unacceptably high and exceed national forecasts.

Figures released by Northumbrian Water has shown that between January and June the number of leaky pipes repaired has increased by 45 per cent in 2025 compared to 2024.

Uisce Éireann are starting work today on critical upgrade works, replacing over 5.4km of aged water mains with new pipes along the N55.