Parliament turns up pressure on Thames Water as special administration edges closer www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/06/17/p... #ThamesWater #WaterIndustry

Northern Ireland regulator launches consultation on NI Water’s 2027/28 revenue cap www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/06/17/n... #NorthernIrelandWater

Faster action is needed, as Ireland’s water quality shows little overall improvement in 2025, says EPA www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/06/17/f... @epaireland.bsky.social #WaterQuality #WaterMonitoring

Fresh uncertainty emerges over future of Thames Water after Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds raises concerns about the company’s proposed rescue deal www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/06/16/f... #ThamesWater #WaterIndustry

Amazon has announced it is working with water technology provider Aganova in Italy, to reduce water loss in Bergamo's water utility network through AI-powered acoustic leak detection technology... www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/06/16/a... #WaterLeakage

MAR2PROTECT parliamentary session sets the agenda for Europe’s water future... www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/06/15/m... #groundwater #climate

Ofwat publishes new AI adoption plan for water sector, setting out its initial approach to supporting safe & responsible AI deployment across water & wastewater services during transition to new regulators in England and Wales www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/06/15/o... #Ofwat #AI

Glas Cymru (and its subsidiary company Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water) has appointed Mick Jeavons as a new Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer, alongside the appointment of David Staziker as a Non-Executive Director... www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/06/12/g... #WaterIndustry #WastewaterIndustry

EFRA Committee signals continued scrutiny of water sector reform in refreshed 2026 programme www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/06/11/e... @hoccommittees.parliament.uk @houseofcommons.parliament.uk #EFRA #WaterSectorReform

PAC report says merging of regulators should be considered as businesses struggle with complexity www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/06/10/p... #PAC #Regulators #Regulation

Millions unaware of available support with household bills as debt soars, NAO finds www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/06/10/m... #debt #waterbills #support

GMB Trade Union calls for permanent worker representative on board of proposed replacement for Ofwat, arguing that frontline employees must play a formal role in preventing future failures across water sector www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/06/09/g... #WaterIndustry

Alan Lovell to step down as Chair of the Environment Agency www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/06/09/a... #AlanLovell #Chair

£50 million investment to help protect Somerset’s farms and homes from flooding www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/06/09/5... #flooding #floods

Recently, I spoke to @watermagazine.bsky.social about the significance of warming trends at Windermere and the importance of long-term freshwater research www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/06/08/d... #UKCEH_AquaEco @ukceh.bsky.social 💦🧪🌡🚣‍♂️

El Niño could have sudden and chaotic impact on weather patterns right across the globe, says Queen’s University climate expert www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/06/08/e... #ElNiño #Climate #Weather @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social

BREAKING Ofwat confirms £44.7 million enforcement package for Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/06/05/o... #Ofwat #WelshWater

Ireland reaffirms commitment to protect 30% of marine waters by 2030... www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/06/05/i... #Ireland #MPAs

UN report warns AI’s hidden water footprint could rival global drinking water needs... www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/06/04/u... #watermagazine #unitednations #wateruse @unitednations1945.bsky.social @unuinweh.bsky.social

Consumer Council for Water, in partnership with Ofwat, publishes consumer research highlighting the experiences of South East Water customers who suffered extensive disruption to water supplies last winter... www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/06/04/s... #watersupply @ccwvoice.bsky.social

Government proposes Seventh Carbon Budget with 87% emissions reduction target by 2042... www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/06/03/g... #NetZero #CarbonBudget

South West Water fined a record £1.853 million for drinking water failures in Brixham... www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/06/03/s... #Cryptosporidium #Brixham

Leep Utilities appoints new CEO and Deputy CEO www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/06/02/l... #LEEP #WaterIndustry

Registration has officially opened for the TENTH annual Innovation Festival – and Northumbrian Water says it’s going to be the biggest event yet... www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/06/02/r... #InnovationFestival #NWG

The Environment Agency has published a new position statement setting out its approach to using nature-based solutions to support sustainable water resources across England... www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/06/01/e... #NbS #NatureBasedSolutions

South East Water responds to Moody’s ratings action amid sector-wide financial scrutiny... www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/05/29/s... #watersector #moodys #creditrating

Washington tank implosion highlights wider industrial storage risks... www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/05/29/w... #storage #tanks #chemicals

Thank you to everyone who joined Thames blogger ‪@patriciastoughton.bsky.social‬ and Thames21 for the historical ‘Walk the Lambeth’ guided walk as part of London Rivers Week 2026. A huge thank you to Patricia for leading such a fantastic walk.🧵⬇️

Welsh Water lifts Rhondda boil water notice following treatment works incident... www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/05/28/w... #welshwater #boilwaternotice

Sector leaders set to gather in Liverpool for Flood & Coast 2026... www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/05/27/s... @ciwem.bsky.social #flood #coast #floodandcoast2026

Stay ahead on the politics, news, innovations and challenges shaping the UK and Ireland's water and wastewater industry in 2026. The June edition is out now and free to read on our digital platform: www.watermagazine.co.uk #WaterIndustryNews #WastewaterIndustryNews

Trust in water companies hits a new low – Mike Keil discusses CCW’s annual Water Matters report... youtu.be/2lXLWMlFcaE?... @ccwvoice.bsky.social #Trust #WaterCompanies #WaterMatters

Dame Helen Ghosh officially confirmed as new Chair of the OEP... www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/05/22/d... #OEP

House of Lords committee warns that England’s water supply is under growing strain and without action the risk of drought in England threatens the very systems on which people and nature depend... www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/05/21/t... #ClimateChange #Drought

Government sets priorities for refreshed flood resilience strategy... www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/05/21/g... #floodresilience #floodmanagement

Water UK has renewed its call for coordinated action across the water, retail and manufacturing sectors as the UK enters the final year before a ban on plastic-containing wet wipes comes into force... www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/05/20/w... #WetWipes #WetWipeBan @wateruk.bsky.social

Climate Change Committee publishes new report today setting out a comprehensive package of solutions to address the growing impacts of climate change affecting every aspect of life in the UK... www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/05/20/n... #CCC #ClimateChange #ClimateResilience @thecccuk.bsky.social

Water-purifying mushrooms, 3D printed infrastructure and AI-enabled microphones to monitor river life among winners of £58 million Water Breakthrough Challenge... www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/05/19/w... #WaterInnovation #OfwatInnovation

Thames Water seeks creditor approval to unlock £413m under super-senior funding facility... www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/05/19/t... #ThamesWater #Finance

Ofwat approves new framework for third-party access to water consumption data... www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/05/19/o... #OFWAT #ConsumptionData #WaterConsumptionData

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has appointed Kirsty-Louise Campbell as Deputy Chief Executive following an internal recruitment process... www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/05/18/s... @scottishepa.bsky.social #SEPA #Environment

13 new bathing sites open across England helping communities and waterways... www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/05/15/1... #BathingWater #WaterQuality

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency publishes Annual Operating Plan for 2026–27, outlining a programme of work focused on climate resilience, water environment protection and regulatory modernisation across Scotland... www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/05/13/s... @scottishepa.bsky.social #SEPA

White Horse Reservoir given green light from regulators to progress towards planning... www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/05/13/w... #WhiteHorseReservoir #RAPID

BREAKING “Time to act” if regulation is going to help deliver growth, says Lords Committee... www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/05/12/t... #Regulation #Growth #Economy @houseoflords.parliament.uk

The ICO has fined South Staffordshire Plc and South Staffs Water £963,900 following a serious cyber attack that resulted in the personal information of 633,887 people being extracted and published on the dark web... www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/05/12/i... @infocommission.bsky.social #DataBreach

Water companies must do far more to explain how they use customers’ money if they are to rebuild public trust in the sector, according to new research from the Consumer Council for Water... www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/05/11/w... @ccwvoice.bsky.social #WaterCompanies #WaterIndustry

David Hinton has today resigned as Chief Executive Officer of South East Water UK (SEW). SEW confirmed he will remain in post while the Board undertakes the process of finding a replacement. www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/05/08/s... #SEW #SouthEastWater #DavidHinton #EFRA #WaterMagazine

Stay ahead on the politics, news, innovations and challenges shaping the UK and Ireland's water, wastewater and stormwater industry in 2026... No log in, no paywall, just free to access resources for water industry professionals... www.watermagazine.co.uk #WaterIndustryNews

Innovate UK will step down as delivery partner for the Water Innovation Cross-Sector Challenge. Ofwat said the decision is designed to enable Innovate to better align with the UK Government’s new industrial strategy. www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/05/07/i... @innovateuk.bsky.social