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Nile basin nations hail water-sharing accord without Egypt’s backing
Egypt and Sudan have declined to sign the ‘co-operative framework’ on sharing resources from the river says the Nile Basin Initiative.
Programme for Government could acknowledge housing industry challenges
Rics says it needs more evidence on how the impact on housing supply will be addressed
Environment Agency report warns a fifth of water supplies lost in leaks
The report says leakage rates are still too high in England.
Household water complaints spike amid environment and meter concerns
The number of complaints escalated to the Consumer Council for Water by households rose by almost a third in 2023-24.
Southern Water draws up plans to ship supplies from Norwegian Fjords
The utility is making contingency arrangements due to the threat of extreme drought and water shortages in future.
Record-breaking ocean rower MP feels ‘grief and shame’ at state of waterways
MP Roz Savage urged her party to ‘go further’ on its sewage policy.
Feargal Sharkey: Water Bill fails to tackle ‘dysfunctional’ regulatory system
Government should force regulators to ‘go out and apply the law’ rather than creating new legislation, the environmental activist and singer said.
Water bosses could face up to two years in jail as Government launches crackdown
The Water (Special Measures) Bill will hand new powers to regulators to hold polluting water firms to account.
Northern Ireland to miss water quality target by ‘a considerable margin’
An Environmental watchdog has called for "stronger leadership" from the Executive over water quality, with just under a third of waterways in Northern Ireland found to be in good condition - well behind a 2027 target of 70%.
Thames Water says it must hike customer bills by nearly 60% by 2030
The utility giant warned that Ofwat’s plans over bill increase caps could prevent its turnaround, as the wider sector also hit out at the curbs.