Defra has published regulations extending the areas of England designated as Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZs) from 55% to around 70% - reflecting the Government's decision to continue designating the zones on a selective basis rather than adopt the whole territory approach of some Member States.

According to a report on the BBC news website last night, the Environment Agency has told Thames Water to revise "substantial parts" of its plans for a new reservoir in Oxfordshire.

On Wednesday 27 August 2008, FormFin Limited of  Merse Road, Redditch pleaded guilty at Redditch Magistrates Court to polluting the Blacksoils Brook and River Arrow.

Ofwat has published the conclusions arising from its consultation earlier this year on future strategy for customer charges for water and sewerage services.

South West Water has been ordered to pay £11,875 in fines and costs after sewage overflowed from a North Devon pumping station into a tributary of the River Taw. The case was brought by the Environment Agency.

Defra has announced legal protection for a rare frog with a distinctive accent. 

A comprehensive guidance note has been released by DEFRA, setting out expectations in relation to river basin planning.

Water UK ,the industry association that represents UK statutory water supply and wastewater companies at national and European level, has published its responses to two separate consultations by Defra and the Treasury, and by the regulator Ofwat, on extending competition in the water industry.