Planet Tracker has released a groundbreaking report uncovering the significant water-related risks faced by major fashion brands and retailers, including Adidas, Gap, H&M, Inditex, Levi Strauss, Nike, PVH Corp, Ralph Lauren and VF Corp.

Pennon Group has released an upbeat trading statement for the year ending 31 March 2024 – although the owners of South West Water, Bristol Water, Bournemouth Water and SES Water has acknowledged that it has had to reprofile its target of achieving overall 4 star EPA status from 2024 to 2025.

NI Water has launched a public consultation on its draft Water Resource & Supply Resilience Plan – the consultation started on 22 March 2024 and closes on 24 May 2024.

 The Environment Agency is warning that whilst smart meters will help to ensure households and businesses use water wisely and through reducing leaks, this will not be enough - new supplies are needed and decisions about these need to be made now.

Affinity Water has launched a Water Smart Educational Programme for schools across its region to provide primary schools with water-saving education materials.

Two Government departments, local planning authorities and the Environment Agency have set out plans to tackle water scarcity in Greater Cambridge – and are calling on Cambridge Water to publish and deliver a Water Resources Management Plan to provide a sustainable, safe, sufficient supply of water to meet all of the planned development in the future across the Cambridge area.

The Government has set out plans to launches pilot water credits market scheme in Cambridge as part of its guidance to addressing water scarcity in Greater Cambridge.

Uisce Éireann has yet again advised customers in Trim and surrounding areas that an overnight restriction is essential to maintain a daytime supply.

Ofwat Chief Executive David Black has written to Wessex Water and South West Water to inform them that the Mendip Quarries strategic resource option (SRO) should continue to receive development funding for Gate three in the RAPID programme.

Uisce Éireann is urging the public to help reduce water use and report leaks across the Greater Dublin Area as demand has now reached unprecedented levels, with demand for water currently exceeding the capacity of the water treatment plants in the region.