In a policy update setting out progess on the Government's landmark Environment Bill, Environment Secretary Michael Gove has said that priorities include securing long-term, resilient water and wastewater services and protecting customers from potentially unaffordable bills.

Water Resources East (WRE) has been established as a not-for-profit, independent company, five years after it was formed by Anglian Water alongside representatives from other water companies, the Environment Agency, local authorities and organisations including the NFU.

The Government has rejected recommendations made by the Environmental Audit Committee in its Fixing Fashion Report: Clothing Consumption and Sustainability which would have seen the fashion industry compelled to pay to clean up its act. 

Thames Water held a networking event this week London Wetland Centre aimed at targeting more joint initiatives with environmental partners.

Water regulator Ofwat is seeking views from interested parties about the development and implementation of a bilateral market in water resources in England.

A Wessex Water scheme to make homes more water efficient has helped to save one million litres. 

Affinity Water has accelerated the start date for strategic transfer options to develop sufficient new water resources to meet demand in the regions it serves.

Anglian Water will be sharing its allocated water resources from the River Nene with nearby farmers to enable them to take extra water for their crops, as recent dry weather continues.

The Environment Agency is reiterating its warnings over deteriorating water quality and diminishing resources in the face of population growth and climate change in its latest reports on the state of water resources, water quality, air quality and soil in England.

The Government has published the first progress report reviewing its 25 Year Environment Plan for the period January 2018 to March 2019.