10 Sep 2026
Image description: Aerial view of sewage treatment facility. Photo by Iain on Unsplash Murray McIntosh is launching the 2026 edition of its Water Industry Labour Report, calling on professionals across the sector to share their experiences and help shape the future of workforce strategy. According to Murray McIntosh, the unique study is built on […]
10 Sep 2026
Image description: A golden trophy with a black base pictured against a white backdrop. Image by Giorgio Trovato / Unsplash. Water UK has launched a national prize for those working on the future of the water sector in the UK. They say the inaugural National Watershot Prize will celebrate the most innovative academic research […]
10 Sep 2026
Image description: wooden oval table surrounded by office chairs in a boardroom. Photo by Benjamin Child on Unsplash According to a new Guardian exclusive, the Consumer Council for Water (CCW) has been consulting water companies on how to set up the new consumer boards that were intended to hold them to account. The Guardian […]
10 Sep 2026
Image description: An aerial view of Blackpool north pier. Photo by Mark mc neill on Unsplash United Utilities (UU) Water Ltd has been fined £964,225 for a sewage leak which led the Environment Agency (EA) to issue swimming bans along a stretch of Lancashire’s coastline. The water company pleaded guilty to five offences related […]
10 Sep 2026
Image description: Ripples and bubbles within a water medium. Photo by Daniele Levis Pelusi on Unsplash The seventh round of the Water Breakthrough Challenge (‘Breakthrough 7’), launched by Ofwat on Monday 7 September, will make up to £50 million available to highly collaborative water-sector innovations, aiming to deliver benefits for customers, communities and the […]
08 Sep 2026
Photo by Arnaud Mariat First Minister John Swinney used the Programme for Government 2026 to 2031, published on 1 September, to confirm plans to fold several of Scotland’s environmental regulators into a single body, prompting swift but carefully worded responses from the organisations affected, and sharper questions from MSPs and unions in the days since. […]
08 Sep 2026
Photo by Tania la Vaullee The Government of Jersey has significantly expanded its Marine Protected Area (MPA) network, increasing the proportion of territorial waters protected from dredging and trawling from 6.5% to 21.7%, The Fishing Daily reported. The new rules, which took effect on 1 September, mean the area of sea protected from trawling and […]
08 Sep 2026
Photo by Martin Bennie New research from the University of St Andrews has found that disturbing seabed sediments through trawling could cause significant losses of carbon stored in Scotland’s sea lochs, adding fresh evidence to calls for the Scottish Government to introduce protective measures before its forthcoming consultation on marine protected areas. A vulnerable carbon store […]
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