Best products to conserve water and still care for your garden during the hosepipe ban We’ve gathered together all you need to keep your patch blooming through dry spells and droughts Evening Standard · Aug 19, 2022
Thousands left without water across Cardiff and Penarth after pipe bursts Welsh Water said it is dealing with the issue Wales Online · Aug 19, 2022
Water company bosses got 20% pay rise amid sewage ‘scandal’, say Lib Dems Research by the party showed water company executives picked up wages of £24.8 million in 2021-22 – a increase of 21% on the previous year. The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2022
Can technological fixes solve France’s water crisis amid record droughts? Amid searing heatwaves, a historic drought has racked France since the end of July, causing water shortages in large parts of the country. Climate change is bound to make such droughts frequent, if not the new normal – so scientists are looking for technological fixes to find a way around… France 24 · Aug 18, 2022
‘Use judgment’: Water firms under fire over sewage dumped at beaches Feargal Sharkey challenged water boss to take a drink after he said it was mostly rainwater Evening Standard · Aug 18, 2022
‘I won’t vote Tory again’: Water crisis in blue-wall Surrey could tip balance at election In village of Cranleigh, where residents are having to get their water from tankers, the mood is mutinous The Guardian - UK · Aug 18, 2022
Weatherwatch: water company shareholders happy to let us spray More and more homes in UK now have water meters installed, but they do not always inspire careful use The Guardian - UK · Aug 18, 2022
Water lifting ban enforced as River Tweed flow drops to lowest level since records began Licences for water abstraction have been suspended in the Borders with recent rainfall still not making up the deficit of low levels in the River Tweed. Daily Record · Aug 17, 2022
Water abstraction suspensions lifted in Fife but continued in Borders Wet weather earlier this week have seen water levels in Fife improve but very little difference in the Borders, SEPA say. The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2022
Move water from Wales to London to help prevent droughts, says union branch Water workers union says moving water from Wales to London is ‘common sense’ Evening Standard · Aug 17, 2022
Sewage has been released into the sea at Welsh beaches after the heatwave More than 50 seaside beaches have warnings in place across the UK including tourist destinations Wales Online · Aug 17, 2022
Thames Water announces hosepipe ban for 15 million customers The ban will start from next week as most of England is facing a drought. The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2022
Thames Water announces hosepipe ban across south of England Measure will come into force from 24 August, affecting 15m customers in Thames Valley and London The Guardian - UK · Aug 17, 2022
Thames Water announces exact time hosepipe ban for London and Thames Valley starts Demand for water at 'unprecedented levels' as reservoirs levels drop Wales Online · Aug 17, 2022
Evening Standard · Aug 17, 2022 Thames Water hosepipe ban to start on Wednesday hitting 15 million customers The ban follows the driest July on record and record-breaking heatwaves
Los Angeles Times · Aug 16, 2022 As talks on Colorado River water falter, US government imposes new restrictions After Colorado River Basin states failed to meet a deadline for emergency drought reductions, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation said it would continue to work with affected states and tribes to reach an agreement.
Daily Mirror · Aug 16, 2022 London wants to take water from another region's reservoir to solve capital's drought The GMB Union thinks a Victorian plan to move water via the river Severn, the Cotswold canals into the river Thames to deal with predictable and expected periodic droughts in London and the South East
Wales Online · Aug 16, 2022 The vast water resource that lies beneath our feet in Wales Groundwater can take years to filter through rocks before it emerges, and a hydro-geologist thinks it might play an increasingly important role in Wales
Irish Mirror · Aug 16, 2022 40 Irish Water treatment plants still suffering shortages despite recent rainfall Overnight restrictions are in place in a number of counties across Ireland including a hospital pumping station
Wales Online · Aug 15, 2022 Plan outlined to take water from Welsh reservoir and send it to London to solve drought GMB London has called on Thames Water and the UK Government to implement the Victorian-era idea
The Guardian - UK · Aug 15, 2022 A moment of reckoning for the water industry Letters: Warnings about the UK’s fragile water supplies have been ignored for years, writes Michael Norton. Plus letters from Peter Fordham, Veronica Hardstaff and Jorgelina Marino
The Guardian - UK · Aug 15, 2022 Calls to cut bonuses for UK water bosses until reservoirs built and leaks fixed Investment is needed to help country recover from drought, say politicians and campaigners
The Guardian - UK · Aug 15, 2022 As drought hits, what are UK water company chief executives paid? Anger is growing over the huge sums handed to shareholders and executives
Nottingham Post · Aug 15, 2022 Severn Trent apology over Ruddington water leak ongoing 'for nearly a week' The company said it would get it fixed as soon as possible
Wales Online · Aug 15, 2022 Eight simple ways you can save water at home Water is a precious resource and it should be used carefully, especially right now