Water suppliers seek £156 bill increase

UK water companies seek approval for a £156 annual bill increase by 2030 to fund upgrades and address sewage issues

Dams: Flood prevention heroes saving billions

Harnessing dams for flood prevention holds the potential to save up to $96 billion, benefitting 660 million people living in flood-prone urban regions, according to a new study

Sewer overhaul: Thames Water flush with investment for upgrade plans!

The water company has pledged to double its investment in sewage-related infrastructure, committing to spending £1.6 billion over the next two years

Yorkshire lifts hosepipe ban

The water company introduced a hosepipe ban in August

Almost all of England now officially in drought

All of the south-west of England has been added to the list of regions granted drought status

Village becomes ‘UK’s first’ area to run out of water

Villagers of Northend, Oxfordshire have been given bottled water

‘Emergency desalination plant switched off due to high energy costs’

An MP has questioned the reasons behind the plant’s closure although the company says it is for “maintenance work”

‘Nearly 20m people could face hosepipe ban’

Thames Water and South West Water might soon introduce water-use restrictions to limit their exposure to the driest summer since 1976

Millions of customers to be hit by new hosepipe ban

People in Kent and Sussex will reportedly be hit by a new ban from 12th August

People’s trust in water companies at its lowest point since 2011

The number of people who find that water charges are fair dropped last year, according to a report