Nearly three quarters of customers hit by Beast from the East left without alternative emergency water supplies
A report published today by the Consumer Council for Water to coincide with the publication of Ofwat’s review of the Beast from the East disruption says nearly three quarters of households and businesses that were off supply did not receive any alternative emergency supplies of water.
Ofwat to review water companies' response to recent supply interruptions
Ofwat has announced it will conduct a review of the water supply issues experienced by customers across England and Wales during the recent severe weather conditions.
Water regulator criticises water companies' response to extreme weather
The water industry regulator Ofwat has strongly criticised some of the water companies for leaving some customers “high and dry” in the face of ongoing water supply issues resulting from this week’s extreme weather.
Thousands of homes without water as pipes burst in freezing temperatures
Thousands of homes across the UK have been left without water as pipes burst as a result of the thaw which has followed freezing temperatures.
Fixed network monitoring could be key to driving leakage reduction in the water sector
In the first in a series of Expert Focus articles on technology-led solutions which can drive down leakage, Kevin Brook, Sales Director at Primayer examines the advantages of fixed networks - the results, the economics and the technology - compared with traditional approaches.
Environment Agency warns climate change means more frequent flooding
The Environment Agency is warning that climate change means intense bouts of flooding are set to become more frequent.
EEA says better data, assessment and collaboration needed to strengthen Europe’s climate change resilience
The European Environment Agency is calling for better integration of national climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction strategies by EU contries in order to further strengthen climate change resilience.
EU project makes tools available to forecast impact of extreme weather on food security
A € 2.6m+ EU-funded project has developed new modelling tools to better forecast the impact of extreme weather on agricultural production in Europe and beyond – the MODEXTREME software tools are available without restriction to the public under the creative commons licence.
Met Office warns of ongoing high risk of unprecedented rainfall
New innovative research has found that for England and Wales there is now a 1 in 3 chance of a new monthly rainfall record in at least one region each winter during the period from October to March every year.
Planning for extremes in the UK water sector – a spotlight on water resources
Ben Piper, technical director at Atkins, explores how the UK water sector is putting plans in place to address growing levels of extreme weather events in the face of climate change and population growth.