Sewage

Government claims lion's share of £189m budget for water quality monitoring and other services over the coming year is set to be covered by permit charges and levy income from water companies

Water firms must pay higher compensation to customers for sewage and flooding issues as part of government's ongoing crackdown on the sector

Troubled water industry needs 'fundamental change' to help it combat chronic sewage, drought, planning, and underinvestment challenges, government-appointed Commission warns

Industry regulator Ofwat hands down its biggest ever fine to London and Southeast England water supplier following investigation into wastewater operations and shareholder payments

Annual Water Quality Report from Surfers Against Sewage warns industry remains badly off track to meet targets for cutting pollution incidents

Storm overflow figures 'still a long way off where we need to be', latest Environment Agency update confirms

New report highlights 'staggering economic and social costs' of untreated wastewater and urges governments to ramp up invests that can save money and lives

The UK has an opportunity to build a sustainable, adaptive, resilient water system that works for everyone – but we need to think outside the box and beyond traditional methods, writes Lib Dem MP Wera Hobhouse

New legislation to receive Royal Assent, handing regulators fresh powers to ban water industry bonuses, impose tougher fines, and even pursue custodial sentences

Confirmation average bills are to rise 36 per cent sparks anger, but industry insists increases are essential for tackling sewage pollution