The Regulators’ Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development (RAPID ) says the accelerated gate one submissions for strategic regional water resource solutions in Southern Water’s western area presented costs that were “significantly higher” than those published in the 2019 water resources management plan (WRMP).

Water Resources East, Norfolk County Council, Anglian Water and The Nature Conservancy have joined forces to develop an integrated water management plan for Norfolk.

A new report is warning that the cost of water risks to business could be more than five times greater than the cost of taking action now to tackle them - and investors are calling for greater transparency and action from companies to address the risks.

Writing in a joint open letter, Ofwat and the Environment Agency (EA) have welcomed the recently published joint industry water efficiency Action plan developed by wholesalers and retailers in the business retail water sector.

The National Infrastructure Commission is calling on both Government and the water sector to keep up the momentum in 2021 on water resource planning.

The National Farmers Union (NFU) is calling for urgent action and investment to bring the UK’s water infrastructure up to date to better cope with extreme weather events - from flooding to drought.

The Environment Agency (EA) has today launched a new consultation on its approach to determining areas water stress to inform decisions by water companies on whether they can introduce compulsory metering in those areas.

In an Expert Focus article for WaterBriefing, Jon Darwent, Principal Consultant at Stantec argues that for strategic resource options (SROs) to contribute to best value regional plans, they need to be developed with a focus on the objectives and criteria by which plans will be judged, avoid uneconomic investments, operational inefficiencies and enhance resilience.

Ofwat has today confirmed in its final decisions that the four strategic regional water resource solutions designed to serve Hampshire and proposed by Bristol Water, Southern Water and Wessex Water and Portsmouth Water have passed through accelerated gate one – its first checkpoint.

Homes in Haslemere, Surrey, will be the first outside of London to receive smart meters to help Thames Water manage future demand for water.