Anglian Water has successfully put its £28 million innovative Grafham flow reversal resilience scheme which transports water from Rutland to Grafham into operation for the first time.

Investigations into land earmarked for a new reservoir in Hampshire have been completed on schedule ahead of the Christmas break, despite challenging wet weather.

In an Expert Focus article for Waterbriefing, Stantec hydrologist William Jacobsen shares his thoughts on what the future might hold for public water supply resource planning:

Ofwat has published details of the price control modification for Portsmouth Water’s proposed Havant Thicket Reservoir to limit the revenue that the utility can recover from its own customers in relation to its construction and operation.

In the latest set of natural capital accounts for the UK, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has described current levels of water abstraction as unsustainable in some regions – as abstraction in England continues to rise.

The National Drought Group is warning of the potential need for drought measures to be put in place in some areas of the country next spring in the event of insufficient winter rainfall to replenish groundwater resources.

Defra has published a new policy statement setting out how the government’s Environment Bill will put the environment at the centre of policy making – including how it intends to deliver sustainable water resources.

New measures to protect water resources, together with new powers to direct water companies to work together to meet current and future demand for water, form part of a New Environment Bill included in the Queen’s Speech published yesterday. 

Cambridge Water is warning that another drier than average winter will increase the chance of restrictions being required in 2020-21.

Affinity Water has seen demand for free water saving devices skyrocket this week by 5,000% in just 12 hours following the company’s warning that its central region is in drought.