The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee as announced the appointment of Iain Coucher as the new chair of Ofwat, which is the independent economic regulator of water services in England and Wales.
The water regulator Ofwat has awarded £36M in funding to schemes aimed at helping improve the environment including one which aims to create hydrogen power from sewage processing.
Telecoms cables that are capable of detecting leaks, artificially intelligent pipes that monitor themselves and an initiative to turn ammonia in wastewater into clean energy have all been backed to transform the water sector.
A £2M competition has been launched to spark innovation within the water sector.
A new reservoir in Hampshire and a major pipeline between Essex and North Lincolnshire are set to benefit from the latest round of funding for the water sector.
Ofwat has unveiled a £51bn spending pot for the next five years.
Utility regulators such as Ofgem, Ofwat and Ofcom need new powers to help the UK reach its climate change goals, National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) chief Sir John Armit has said.
Water regulator Ofwat has introduced a new series of standards which are aimed at improving the environmental impact and performance of water companies.
The Environment Agency has slammed water companies for collectively failing to protect the environment.
Ofwat has criticised four water companies for failing to “rise to the challenge of efficiency savings" ahead of the next water-funding cycle.
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