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YORKSHIRE WATER Langsett reservoirContinued dry and warm weather over the last week and England’s warmest June on record has seen reservoir stocks continue to decline across Yorkshire.

ICE BUILDING SAFEGUARDS REVIEW OF SAFETY STANDARDS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING JULY 2024The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) is warning that safety risks have increased, not decreased, in the eight years since the Grenfell Tower fire, in a new review, Building Safeguards.

BUSINESS PEOPLE 1Expert hiring specialist, Murray McIntosh, is warning that the ongoing scrutiny of Thames Water is exacerbating the recruitment struggles being felt across the entire water industry.

RIVER SPEY SCOTLAND REDUCED FLOW MAY 25Despite rain and thunderstorms in the last few days, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) are warning against complacency - Scotland's rivers are still under stress.

HEATWAVE SUN Met Office scientists have published a new study detailing the increasing likelihood of extreme temperatures in the UK, revealing that the chance of exceeding 40°C in the UK is accelerating at pace.

Ofwat Innovation Fund  report From source to sea June 2025The £600 million Ofwat Innovation Fund has published its latest learning report, From source to sea: harnessing nature and communities for whole catchment innovation.

ENVIRONMENT AGENCY NATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR WATER RESOURCES SUMMARY DOCUMENT JUNE 2025The Environment Agency is warning that England faces a massive 5 billion litre a day shortfall for public water supplies by 2055 without urgent action to futureproof resources – and a further 1 billion litre a day deficit for the wider economy.

FOREVER CHEMICAL  TFA POLLUTION IN UK RIVERSA new research study published today has found widespread Trifluoroacetic Acid (TFA) “forever chemical” contamination in UK rivers - some locations had concentrations among the highest ever recorded globally.

SEPA LOGO The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) are warning that despite rain in most of the country, current river flow monitoring shows sustained local pressure in northern catchments - with one area now at Significant Water Scarcity.

C3S MAY 2025 maps anomalies and extremes hydro EuropeThe Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) is reporting an exceptionally dry spring in parts of north-western Europe and second-warmest May globally.

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