£11.5 million of government support funding will enable local projects across England to clean up lakes and rivers, protect communities from flooding and plant thousands of trees.

NI Water has announced the recent completion of 2 projects totalling approximately £12 million, which involved the construction of a new £8 million clarification process and a £4 million carbon addition project at Derg Water Treatment Works (WTW), County Tyrone.

An independent expert review of Southern Water’s Beachbuoy tool has highlighted strengths and areas for further improvement.

NI Water is proposing to carry out an extensive upgrade to Kinnegar Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW) within its existing site on the edge of Holywood and is due to submit a planning application for the project later this year.

United Utilities has announced that work will soon begin around Liggard Brook and Main Drain, Lytham St Annes, as part of a £3 million funded scheme across Lancashire which will have sustainable benefits for wildlife and the local community.

Wessex Water is trialling smaller-scale versions of wetlands in Wiltshire to help expand natural methods to protect some of the waterways near the city of Salisbury.

 A large-scale project to restore damaged and degraded peatland has started at South West Water’s Burrator Reservoir.

Chichester District Council (CDC) has reported that Ofwat has pledged to work more closely with local authorities across the south coast to hold Southern Water to account.

The Environment Agency has launched a new consultation on proposed changes to water quality permitting charges - the first time permit charges have been reviewed since 2018.

Wessex Water is investing £8 million to enhance Shaftesbury and Mere water recycling centres to improve water quality around both towns throughout 2024.