Britons urged to stop flushing the loo every time to save water

A senior water executive at Thames Water has urged Britons to consider not flushing the toilet after urinating and taking shorter showers to reduce water consumption

UK’s largest water company to implement hosepipe ban ‘in coming weeks’

Thames Water has said it will announce the timing of the “temporary” measure soon

UK pours £150K to help firms manage water issues

An initiative aimed at helping businesses manage their water issues better has been granted funding worth £150,000. The cash will be used by the Business in the Community’s Water Taskforce – which was set up last year – to create a network of organisations in an effort to boost collaboration and share knowledge across industry. […]

Warning that Birmingham’s water supply is at risk

Birmingham’s water supplies are at risk because of the effects of climate change, warned a leading UK water body yesterday. The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management, CIWEM, says that in the past, concern focused on risk to the south east. Now it is pointing to research that show the capital of the Midlands […]

UK water supply at risk

A report published by the Committee on Climate Change has warned that parts of the UK will run the risk of drought by 2035. The report says: “While only 8% of water resource zones in England are currently at risk of falling short of demand during a severe drought, this could increase to around 45% […]