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The UK Government will introduce new world-leading legislation to ban wet wipes containing plastic.

• Updated: 22 April 2024

National Drought Group confirms water resources are healthy in first meeting this year

• Updated: 18 April 2024

The company faces a series of alleged offences across Cornwall and in Plymouth for a six year period between 2015 and 2021.

• Updated: 17 April 2024

100% of storm overflows now fitted with monitoring devices required by the government.

• Updated: 27 March 2024

Water bosses are set to be banned from receiving bonuses if a company has committed serious criminal breaches, the Environment Secretary has announced today.

• Updated: 11 February 2024

A consultation on banning wet wipes containing plastic across the UK has been launched today under plans to tackle plastic pollution and clean up waterways.

• Updated: 14 October 2023

Following the publication of Ofwat's performance report the following statement has been issued by the Environment Secretary

• Updated: 26 September 2023

Government expands plan to tackle storm overflows, including all coastal and estuary sites .

• Updated: 25 September 2023

Latest annual Environmental Performance Assessment shows some modest improvements in water companies’ performance.

• Updated: 12 July 2023

Anglian Water has paid a monetary penalty of £150,000 following an investigation by the Environment Agency after sewage was released into the River Til.

• Updated: 28 June 2023

Largest ever fine imposed for environmental offences in the East region.

• Updated: 3 May 2023

Largest ever fine imposed for environmental offences in Devon and Cornwall as South West Water is told by court ‘incidents of pollution will no longer be tolerated’

• Updated: 26 April 2023

More investment, stronger regulation and tougher enforcement on water companies announced in new government water plan

• Updated: 3 April 2023

Environment Agency Chair Alan Lovell delivered a speech on ways to better manage water supply at a Worshipful Company of Water Conservators event in London.

• Updated: 22 March 2023

Oxfordshire water contamination "reckless failure" - judge

• Updated: 28 February 2023

Anglian Water pays a total of £560,170 in a fine and costs after raw sewage discharge killed 5,000 fish in Northamptonshire river.

• Updated: 17 January 2023

A consistent approach to sustainable drainage systems is set to be incorporated into new developments in England.

• Updated: 10 January 2023

Anglian Water admits causing separate pollution incidents in Cambridgeshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire.

• Updated: 19 October 2022

Latest annual Environmental Performance Assessment shows environmental performance of England’s nine water and sewerage companies has declined.

• Updated: 14 July 2022

Environment Agency publishes Event Duration Monitoring data for 2021.

• Updated: 31 March 2022