NI Water is urging all visitors to its sites, including Lough Shannagh, Silent Valley Mountain Park, Ben Crom and Spelga Dam, to strictly avoid swimming, diving, paddle boarding or any form of water-based activity in these areas.

The Environment Agency says that the launch of the joint England and Wales public consultation on proposed reforms to reservoir safety is now planned for later in 2026 – the EA is seeking to ensure the work aligns with the recently published Water White Paper and wider government priorities.

NI Water is progressing work on a £2 million investment at Lough Island Reavy Reservoir, Kilcoo, County Down.

The Environment Agency led a training exercise at Rugeley flood storage area in Staffordshire this weekend, to rehearse emergency plans in the event of a major incident at the dam.

Northumbrian Water has completed £6 million investment to strengthen safety measures at a Northumberland reservoir which will help protect against flooding in emergencies.

NI Water is warning that anti-social behaviour resulting in recent scrambler damage at Woodburn Reservoir could impact the structural integrity of the dam.

Northumbrian Water has announced a £2.7 million maintenance and safety project at a County Durham reservoir which is set to start this summer.

The Government is progressing further work on on the joint reservoir safety reform programme curently being implemented by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Environment Agency (EA).

The Government has today committed to improving reservoir safety through reforms to the regulatory regime and modernisation of the Reservoirs Act 1975 as it accepted all of the recommendations of the second part of an independent review by Professor David Balmforth.

Severn Trent is getting ready to start work on a £7.6 million construction project to carry out essential upgrades at  its Draycote Water reservoir.