The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Natural England has launched a new consultation on new, long-term environmental targets announced by the government.

Irish Water has extended the statutory consultation period of the draft Regional Water Resource Plan Eastern and Midlands (RWRP-EM) and associated SEA Environmental Report and Natura Impact Statement (NIS).

The Environment Agency (EA) has increased its abstraction licence charges –the first time the EA has raised the cost of licences in ten years.

Anglian Water has reached the halfway point on the first section of a new major pipeline route between Lincoln and Ancaster – part of a half-billion-pound investment into hundreds of kilometres of new interconnecting pipelines to prevent water scarcity.

Northumbrian Water has removed the boil notice put in place for customers in Darlington last week after a valve failure at its Broken Scar Water Treatment Works led to the release of untreated water into the potable water supply.

Southern Water has launched the supply chain market engagement process for its upcoming Water for Life – Hampshire water resource construction project.

Consultations into the future of the nation’s water supply across England have been launched with members of the public encouraged to give their views.

Five regional water resource groups have published their Emerging Regional Water Resource Plans plans setting out how they propose to address a predicted water deficit for England of 3,435 million litres per day (Ml/d) megalitres by 2050.

The scale of the future water security challenge facing the South East has been unveiled with the publication of the first ever regional water resources plan for the region.

The West Country Water Resources (WCWR) group has launched a consultation on its Emerging Regional Plan for water resources - the first ever regional water resources plan for the South West of England.