Yorkshire Water, in collaboration with AI specialists UnifAI Technology, has started an innovative research project that uses AI modelling to provide real-time water quality predictions at designated bathing water sites across the county.

South West Water has launched two new projects to help develop innovative techniques to help improve urban water quality and tackle pollution in waterways.

Water UK, the body which represents all the UK water companies, has launched an interactive map showing the operation of every single storm overflow in England.

A new study to investigate water quality at Ballyholme Beach in Bangor has been extended until February 2025 to better understand water pollution in the winter season.

Defra Minister Steve Reed has announced that the Government is to carry out a full review of the water sector, saying that “fourteen years of Tory failure have left much of our infrastructure in disrepair.”

Science and Technology Secretary Peter Kyle has announced a new £40 million project for scientists using the latest tech and real-time data to predict where future flooding and droughts will strike next in the UK.

Yorkshire Water has launched a new interactive map that will show the operation of storm overflows in its region in near real time.

A Yorkshire Water project in the Yorkshire Dales will use smart sensors and mobile network technology to provide remote water quality monitoring.

Severn Trent is creating artificial intelligence (AI) as part of an industry first trial, that will use technology to predict weather conditions, forecast maintenance, and control waste flow to better manage its network.

Water companies will face the strictest targets on pollution from sewage ever under a new plan to tackle sewage discharges in waters published by the Government today.