The Drinking Water Inspectorate has announced that a court summons has been issued to South West Water for prosecution for potential offences under section 70(1) of the Water Industry Act 1991.

Over £10 million in water company fines has been channelled through the Water Restoration Fund into cleanup projects to repair the damage done by sewage, benefitting communities and the environment which have been harmed by rule breaking. 

South East Water has completed the first project in its £1.2 billion AMP8 business plan - the most ambitious plan the water company has ever created.

Great Yorkshire Rivers (GYR) - a partnership between Yorkshire Water, the Environment Agency and The Rivers Trust – is starting its next phase of funding of over £21 million investment to support river health and fish migration and open up over 500km of Yorkshire rivers.

Ofwat has set out clear expectations for water companies to tell customers how money is spent, why bills are rising and what improvements the funding will deliver.

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland has awarded a contract for delivery of annual monitoring programme for private water supplies with an estimated value of £1.068 million.

Yorkshire Water is planning to procure a range of contingent labour services through a multi-lot framework.

NI Water has gone out to tender with a contract for the collection and transportation of water and wastewater samples worth an estimated £19.5 million inc VAT).