The Smart Water Networks Forum (SWAN) has announced that its annual flagship event will be hed in North America or the first time due to the booming regional interest in smart water technologies and rapid growth of the SWAN North American Alliance.

The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has welcomed moves by ministers to tackle water leakages and drought which will be set out in a draft National Policy Statement this week.

The Chair of the Environment Agency is calling for business and communities to start planning now for climate change.

The Consumer Council for Water (CCWater) is warning that some water companies could be “skating on thin ice” unless they are better prepared to meet the needs of all consumers during any major disruption to water supplies.

One year on from the launch of the Waterwise Water Efficiency Strategy for the UK in June 2017, the project, which has led to a major policy shift supporting greater demand management, continues to go from strength to strength.

Experts from the Department for Food Environment and Rural Affairs and the Environment Agency have asked the water companies to confirm that they are doing “everything possible to act early” to plan for possible pressure on water supplies next year.

A new report by the Met Office which reveals further details about changes in the UK’s climate since the 1960 shows that heatwaves in the UK are lasting twice as long as they did 50 years ago.