Earlier this month (June 17th), the Environment Agency issued a warning that the public water supply in England could be short five billion litres per day by 2055 unless urgent act...
A new investigation into licensing data, carried out by the Guardian and Watershed Investigations, has found that the amount of water being abstracted from rivers around England ha...
A five billion litre daily shortfall in public water supplies could be the reality for England by 2055 as a result of the combined pressures of a growing population, climate change...
Welcome to a behind-the-scenes look at how SwitchWaterSupplier.com is transforming the water industry for businesses across the UK. In a recent episode of Talking Water, host David...
The green light has been given by the Strategic Panel for a new hub to be set up that will enable water sector wholesalers to share non-domestic customer smart meter readings with ...
The north-west of England has just been classified by the Environment Agency as being in drought, with declines in river flows and groundwater levels seen off the back of the dries...
Water leakage is one of the biggest issues facing the UK, with 19 per cent of water being put into supply currently being lost to leaks. A 3.7 per cent reduction in total leakage w...
Bognor Regis is one of the most popular seaside resorts in the UK, originally a fishing village (and a hotspot for smuggling!) but which became the place to go in the 18th century ...
It’s been an unseasonably warm start to spring for the UK, with plenty of sunshine, high temperatures and a distinct lack of rainfall… which, in itself, is perhaps sufficient c...
While there’s a lot to be concerned about regarding water company conduct, everything from water mismanagement and underinvestment in essential infrastructure to illegal sewage d...
The digital age is upon us and, no doubt, we’re all grateful for the conveniences that modern technology and innovative advancements have afforded us… but it’s important to r...
If, as a business, you abstract water or if you intend to in the future, above 20 cubic metres per day, you will need to apply for an abstraction licence so you can take water from...
The Boat Race has been a tradition at Henley on Thames since June 1829, the brainchild of Charles Wordsworth (nephew of the acclaimed poet) and Charles Merivale, two friends from O...
Utility company Portsmouth Water has launched a new environmental study to ensure that water abstraction in the future can continue in a sustainable way, with drone surveys now bei...
The Environment Agency has published its water supplier event duration monitoring annual return data for 2024, revealing spill frequency and duration from storm overflows in Englan...
A new review of the Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution, Wales) Regulations 2021 has been published by the Welsh Government, looking into how effective measures curr...
While industry and businesses undeniably have the biggest water footprint of us all – and it will be vital for them to address this now and well into the future in order to r...
The government has launched a Call for Evidence review where environmental groups, investors, members of the public and others are invited to share their views on potential changes...
The Rising Cost of Water: What You Need to Know Businesses across the UK are facing huge increases in water costs, with some areas seeing price hikes of over 50 percent. From meter...
Rising Water Prices: A Crisis for Businesses Water prices are set to surge across England, leaving businesses, schools, charities, and hospitality venues facing some of the biggest...
Utility company Anglian Water has completed its initial rollout of 1.1 million smart meters across its catchment area, finishing the initial stage of the project (which is the bigg...
Water is one of the most precious resources on earth and without it, life as we know it would simply grind to a halt… but, despite this, resources are coming under increasing amo...
An essential part of water management is the treatment of sewage sludge, a byproduct of wastewater treatment that’s typically made up of human waste, microorganisms, food waste, ...
The growing water crisis is undeniable and its effects are going to be felt increasingly around the world as time goes on, with demand for freshwater expected to outstrip supply by...
New research carried out by a policy, research, opinion and strategy consultancy has found that water scarcity in the UK could cost the economy £25 billion over the next five year...
Care England, the leading voice for adult social care in England, is stepping up to tackle yet another financial challenge facing care providers: skyrocketing water and wastewater ...
The Consumer Council for Water (CCW) has issued a call for stronger and fairer support to be provided to protect customers across England Wales who are struggling to pay their bill...
Paying close attention to consumer interest and demand is paramount for any business keen to thrive and grow, and one of the most pressing matters affecting the general public thes...
The government has published its new AI Opportunities Action Plan that aims to drive artificial intelligence (AI) adoption around the country, harnessing the power of this technolo...
Despite the fact that the UK is renowned around the world for its damp and rainy climate, we too face water stress and scarcity risks, with flooding and drought both expected to be...
In the last part of 2024, we here at SwitchWaterSupplier.com started getting calls from property management companies and landlords. A lot of people don’t really und...
In 2025, a lot more businesses are going to be looking at how they can save money on their utilities and the newest issue they are facing is their water bills. Domestically ...
With the spate of storms that have hit the UK over the autumn and early winter bringing heavy rain and flooding in low-lying places, it might be assumed that this is the one major ...
Utility company Anglian Water has been fined £300,000 for a pollution incident that took place in November 2018, where untreated sewage was illegally discharged into Spring Dyke, ...
Over the last few years, water providers in the UK have faced heavy criticism due to poor water quality, their treatment of wastewater and failure to reduce pollution incidents. Th...
Water the forgotten Utility Water is the forgotten utility, and to be honest Energy is at the top of the care Industry list. Why? Cost and price volatility. Never a week goes by th...
David Black, chairman of water industry regulator Ofwat, has called for a change to the laws governing water supply disruptions to ensure that customers who are affected in this wa...
Huge foreign conglomerates like Coca-Cola, Nestle Waters, Sources Alma and Highland Spring are now extracting billions of litres of freshwater from aquifers around Britain to sell ...
With water industry regulator Ofwat poised to increase bills from April 2025 by an average of 21 per cent (before inflation) over the next five years, customers are now bracing the...
Utility company Wessex Water has been fined £500,000 by Swindon Magistrates’ Court after pleading guilty to sewage leak incidents that killed thousands of fish in the Clackers B...
Sustainable resource management is essential in the 21st century, particularly where water is concerned, as reliable water supply underpins every aspect of society and without this...
The government has announced that an independent commission into the water sector is due to be launched, part of the next stage in the long-term approach Parliament is adopting to ...
The UK’s sewage crisis is now well documented, with water suppliers the length and breadth of the country facing increasing levels of criticism because of the use of combined sew...
A moratorium has been imposed on small drinks manufacturers in Suffolk by utility company Essex and Suffolk Water, which has confirmed that there will be no new mains water connect...
It’s hard to escape the fact these days that the UK’s water quality is in dire straits, with pollution incidents on the rise thanks to agriculture, surface water runoff, foreve...
Although we’re blessed with a lot of wet weather here in the UK, we’re by no means immune to the risks posed by climate change and, as such, it’s essential that we build resi...
Utility firm Southern Water appears to be taking action in the face of future drought conditions and water shortages by looking into the possibilities of shipping water in from fjo...
Water pollution in the UK is one of the hottest topics of the moment, with water quality in the country hitting the headlines on an increasingly regular basis. The situation is now...
Water stress and scarcity is a growing concern for countries all over the world, even here in the UK with our famously damp climate. Resources are starting to buckle under the comb...
In July, water industry regulator Ofwat unveiled a proposed investment programme by water suppliers of £88 billion to reduce storm overflow spills, key infrastructure upgrades, pr...
Although the need to move to renewable sources of energy is becoming clearer by the day, as part of the solution to prevent environmental breakdown and tackle the climate emergency...
Care England, a registered charity, is the leading representative body for independent care services in England. Working on behalf of small, medium, and large providers, Care Engla...
The water industry in the UK has not had a very good 2024, and a recent change by the Environment Agency is not set to make it any better for the companies themselves, even if it c...
It is no secret the world is undergoing a global water crisis, with 703 million people lacking access to clean water. Therefore, there is a growing need for governments to come tog...
Earlier this year, we blogged about how essential data centres are to facilitate the level of connectivity that’s required for 21st century life to continue as we know it, as wel...
Businesses looking to improve their water footprint and start operating more sustainably, while reducing their utility bills at the same time, could find it particularly beneficial...
It is impossible to escape the fact that the natural world is being put under increasing amounts of pressure from a variety of different quarters, everything from climate change an...
According to Graham Mann Water Industry expert of the UKs premier Business Water Comparison site Switchwatersupplier.com he contacted Gary Philipson at BBC Radio Tees over concerns...
Water quality in the UK has been a growing problem over the last few years, put under pressure from the likes of agricultural pollution, industrial pollution, urban pollution and s...
Water industry regulator Ofwat has unveiled a proposed investment programme by water companies of £88 billion, with the aim being to protect the environment, improve customer serv...
One of the hottest topics of the moment in the UK where water quality is concerned is the use of storm overflows and how sewage discharges are affecting the natural environment. &n...
Becoming more water efficient and operating more sustainably is becoming increasingly important for businesses of all sizes and across all sectors and industries, as the combined p...
Green construction is a key point on the agenda of many businesses, whether they are relocating to more energy-efficient and lower-carbon headquarters or retrofitting their current...
As with many of the water suppliers in the UK at the moment, Welsh Water’s pollution record has come under fire this month (June), with reports coming in that the company was res...
Water scarcity is one of the biggest issues facing the world in the 21st century, with four billion people – or some two-thirds of the global population – experiencing ...
As pressure continues to mount on freshwater resources around the world, driven by population growth, pollution, water mismanagement, urbanisation, climate change and more frequent...
Earlier this month (May), it emerged that water supplies in Brixham in Devon had been contaminated with the cryptosporidium parasite, which can cause diarrhoea and vomiting, with s...
Water quality in the UK has been coming under serious fire for some time now, with a House of Commons Committee report on the state of the nation’s waterways revealing that there...
As we’re all no doubt painfully aware now, climate change is here… and it’s here to stay, with the visible effects of the crisis being seen all around the world in line with ...
Earlier this month (April), members of the European Parliament approved new EU regulations for the collection, treatment and discharge of wastewater in urban centres, with the aim ...
Despite being the world’s most precious resource, water is coming increasingly under threat, with global supplies now struggling under the combined pressures of population growth...
Like most businesses and organisations, you probably assume your water, wastewater and trade effluent bills are correct? Well unfortunately that couldn’t be further fr...
The last 18 months leading up to March 2024 saw a record amount of rainfall across England, with Press Association analysis of Met Office statistics showing that 1,695.9mm of rain ...
The state of the UK’s rivers could now be considered something of a national disgrace, with just 14 per cent of the nation’s waterways classified as having good ecological stat...
The UK’s ageing sewer network poses a significant problem around the country, leading to water leaks, pollution and flooding. The situation is being exacerbated by population gro...
Its a fact, Golf needs water! Without water the greens will fade and die. All golfers want to stay away from the water, that splash as your round sinks beneath the surface us never...
River health in the UK is a hot topic of conversation these days, with water quality a growing concern around the country, one that puts human health, the economy, livelihoods and ...
Tackling the water crisis will involve a wide range of different strategies and approaches, with each nation around the world finding the best solutions to suit their specific set ...
Every business in the world relies on a high quality, plentiful water supply to function, if for no other reason than every human being relies on water to live and function effecti...
It’s safe to say that water is one of the most precious natural resources that we have. Without it, life would be impossible to sustain. Despite this, however, water quali...
Towards the end of January, it emerged that the Black Basta ransomware group had claimed responsibility for a cyber attack on utility company Southern Water, sharing a snippet of t...
This year Southern Water take the prize for the largest increase in metered water bills. Last year 11.6 percent but this year 18.3 percent. Wastewater charges last year 10.1...
The problem of poor quality and availability of freshwater in the UK is getting worse and worse, as a result of an increase in pollution, a rising population, and climate change. &...
During Talking Water episode 3 Graham Mann and David Easson explore various aspects of how the Business Water Switching Platform works in more detail, and some of the key benefits ...
Over the last few years, prolonged drought conditions have been seen all over the world, from Europe to China and the US, with unprecedented heat waves driving record temperatures....
The UK’s premier business water comparison site SwitchWaterSupplier.com has learnt that the wholesale water, wastewater and other charges are to be increased Big Time by Whol...
One of the biggest topics in British water infrastructure was the revelation of significant levels of illegal raw sewage dumping taking place, including near clean water areas and ...
Water stress and scarcity is one of the biggest climate change-related threats that the world faces and every corner of the globe is expected to be affected by the likes of drought...
Water wholesaler Yorkshire Water has submitted an enforcement undertaking to the Environment Agency, suggesting that it makes a charitable donation of £1 million following a breac...
Farmers around the world will be offered further support to help them adopt sustainable climate-resilient ways of working thanks to a new scaled-up partnership between the UK and t...
Christmas is a particularly hectic time for one and all, but for the logistics industry it’s nonstop, with goods of all kinds being ferried from one corner of the world to the ot...
Graham Mann Director of Business Water Switching site Switchwatersupplier.com and David Easson of Yorkshire Podcast Studio discuss how non domestic customers can switch water suppl...
The government has unveiled a £74 million investment pot to help farmers around the country make further investments in slurry infrastructure, with the aim being to address the is...
A new report from Unicef entitled The Climate Changed Child – published ahead of the COP28 climate change summit, taking place between November 30th and December 12th –...
None residential customers ask many questions about switching water supplier, so in order to help you here are just a few key questions : – https://www.switchwatersupp...
Thanks to the advent of the internet, going global with your business has never been easier, particularly if you’re in an arena like the fast-moving consumer goods sector. ...
Last year saw the driest July since 1935, with drought conditions declared for much of the country off the back of soaring temperatures and below-average rainfall for every month e...
Waterways and natural bodies of water are essential not only to life itself but how many people in the modern world live and do business within it. It is not only important ...
To mark this year’s World Food Day, which took place on October 16th, the WWF has published its latest report – The High Cost of Cheap Water – revealing the first-eve...
It can be easy to reduce water to a simple matter of demand and supply, particularly when exploring the utility aspects of water infrastructure, including freshwater supply and was...
It’s possible that annual water bills could increase by £156 a year by 2030 if water suppliers in England and Wales are successful in their petition to industry watchdog Ofwat, ...
Water security has been an important talking point over the past few years as extreme weather phenomena have become significantly more common to the point of becoming the new norma...
The poor quality of the UK’s waterways is now very well documented and it seems as though not a day goes by that sewage spills and pollution don’t hit the headlines for some re...
Individuals and businesses signed up to Anglian Water can expect their bills to increase, as the water supplier has revealed it needs the money to expand its pipe network. W...
Businesses everywhere will have all sorts of plans in place to increase cost efficiencies. This may include their energy use (especially in recent times), their manufacturing proce...
Without water, there is no life, but the most vital resource in the world is in the unique position of simultaneously being both so abundant as to be virtually infinite and yet als...
It goes without saying that without water, a business stops functioning in the same way a human body stops functioning without water. Besides being essential for life as wel...
There are few universal constants in the world that link every person on the planet together, but one of them is that we need water to survive, thrive and be our best selves. ...
At the start of the year, analysis of satellite data by the Institute of Geodesy at TU Graz revealed that Europe has been in a state of severe drought since 2018, with the continen...
At the start of the year, a study from Oxford University’s School of Geography revealed that over 90 per cent of the world’s population is now predicted to face increased risks...
Businesses and non domestic customers, if you compare the business water market and switch water supplier you can reduce your water bills by as much as 25 percent. So what a...
The EU has introduced a new piece of legislation for all member states – the Water Reuse Regulation (WRR) – that has made the use of treated wastewater for irrigation a...
When it comes to water shortages and the issue of water stress and scarcity, it’s all too easy to fall into the trap of thinking that we’ll be spared such concerns here in the ...
The last few months have been relatively erratic where UK weather is concerned, with the driest February for 30 years quickly followed by the wettest March for 40 years. The...
Freshwater supplies around the world are becoming increasingly scarce as time goes on, with billions of people globally now lacking safe access to drinking water… and this is exp...
It’s an oft-cited fact that, despite being absolutely essential for the very survival of mankind, the water crisis is the least-discussed aspect of the climate emergency… but t...
The Colorado River Basin is a hugely valuable water source in the US, stretching almost 1,500 miles through the Grand Canyon and providing water for more than 40 million people acr...
Despite the fact that there is a lot of water to be found around the world, the reality is that only around three per cent or so of this is potable water, able to be used for drink...
New research has found that in the western parts of North America, more snow is melting during the winter months, with a third of 1,065 snow measurement stations stretching from th...
Although rivers and waterways in Calderdale are being put under increasing amounts of pressure because of agricultural practices and rural land management, all is not yet lost for ...
Although the water crisis is a global issue and one that will affect every country around the world in some way or another, what’s important to recognise is that each nation will...
As time goes on, the global water crisis will only become increasingly more acute, with the situation exacerbated by climate change and the degradation of freshwater ecosystems all...
The open water market opened April 2017, which means the water market was deregulated allowing none household customers to compare business water suppliers in order to reduce their...
The world is going through a water crisis, which could have huge implications on the global economy, according to a group of 30 international investors. They wrote an open l...
The government has launched a new slurry infrastructure grant for farmers to help them improve slurry storage management to help reduce the amount of pollution being washed from fi...
One of the biggest challenges presented by climate breakdown is water stress and scarcity, an issue that will affect every country around the world in one way or another in the fut...
The government has announced that it will be investing more than £1.6 billion in vital infrastructure around the country, with the aim being to improve water quality in lakes, riv...
Some parts of the UK could soon run out of water, with river levels round the country now at record lows… a situation that experts are now expecting to be exacerbated by a dry sp...
The UN 2023 Water Conference has just come to a close in New York, taking place this year between March 22nd and 24th, and to mark the occasion a new report from Unicef has examine...
World Water Day 2023 has just come to a close, taking place on March 22nd, with the aim being to draw attention to just how important freshwater is while advocating for sustainable...
The news we in the water market have been waiting for, increases in water bills, and lets not forget the wastewater bills. There were expectations in the market of above inf...
Industry regulator Ofwat has called on water companies around the UK to improve their draft water resource management plans (WRMPs) to secure reliable water services in the future ...
Warnings have been issued by multiple governments around Europe of critical water shortages as the winter drought continues to make its presence felt, with heatwaves and a dearth o...
The quickest most effective, in fact the only way this can be achieved is to use the business water rates comparison platform SwitchWaterSupplier.com, which is the only business wa...
One of the biggest threats to waterways around the UK is agricultural waste and the use of pesticides and fertilisers, which are increasingly making their way into the natural envi...
Utility company Anglian Water has issued a warning for the east of England, saying that the region will likely be hit by drought come the summer months after a particularly dry win...
As the realities of climate change are increasingly felt around the world, in the form of more frequent and extreme weather events, rising global temperatures and water stress and ...
In 2022, the UK saw its driest summer for almost 30 years and it seems that we may well see similar conditions strike the length and breadth of the country this year as well, with ...
As is now abundantly clear, the changing climate is having an impact on air circulation around the world, which in turn leads to changes in precipitation and evaporation, influenci...
Some of the main river cargo routes around the world are being abandoned because of increasing periods of drought, according to an industry expert who has confirmed that the compan...
If the world is to prevent the worst impacts of climate change (more frequent and intense drought, heatwaves, heavy rainfall, warming oceans, rising sea levels and melting ice caps...
The government has set out its ambitions to improve the environmental quality of England’s land, air and water in its Environmental Improvement Plan 2023, which builds on the vis...
SwitchWaterSupplier.com is the UK’s only business water switching site that tenders business water supply contracts to the whole water retail market. This is the only ...
Water underpins every aspect of life in the 21st century and, without it, everything would come to a grinding halt sooner rather than later… which is why the water crisis is fast...
One critical aspect of the climate crisis is water stress and scarcity, a global concern that needs to be addressed as a matter of urgency if freshwater resources are to be protect...
Industry regulator Ofwat has announced that a new £200 million Innovation Fund has now been set up to help the water sector grow and innovate, ensuring that it is better able to m...
The water services regulation authority OFWAT has launched a water discovery challenge, conceived to grow the water industries capacity to innovate, enabling it to better meet the ...
A new report has revealed that trapped sediment is causing problems for many of the dams around the world and affecting their storage capacity, which experts are now predicting wil...
Although much of the UK is experiencing a cold snap right now, with the Met Office warning that temperatures could plunge as low as -8 degrees C for the next week or so, this winte...
The water market in Scotland was deregulated in 2008, allowing none domestic customers to Switch Water Supplier for a better deal on their water bills in Scotland. In England the...
So are you looking to compare business water prices and switching water supplier? The Open Water Market as its known was established in April 2017 allowing businesses like y...
A river restoration project in Lincolnshire has now reached completion, with the aim being to absorb more than 117 tonnes of carbon, reduce flood risks downstream and help ease the...
The climate crisis in Europe and beyond deepened in 2022, which ended its 12-month run as the hottest year ever on record for the UK and the fourth warmest year on record globally...
The question is how important is a company code of conduct to your business? So what is a company code of conduct ? A company code of conduct is a written document, n...
To help the world measure and monitor changes in wetlands, rivers, reservoirs, lakes and oceans so as to better understand climate change, a new international Surface Water and Oce...
Given that human health and wellbeing is so intrinsically linked with environmental health, it’s perhaps no wonder that sustainability has been one of the biggest topics of discu...
The idea of becoming water positive has turned into something of a buzzword for big corporations around the world over the last few years, with the likes of BP, PepsiCo, Microsoft,...
Utility company Anglian Water has been fined £560,000 after millions of litres of sewage was discharged into the upper River Wid (also known as Doddinghurst Brook), killing fish a...
Many, many businesses are still not aware that you can switch water supplier! Indeed, when asked “Were they aware the water market was deregulated allowing none reside...
As the climate emergency deepens over time, it will become increasingly important for industries and sectors of all kinds to review their water usage and consumption to safeguard r...
The combined sewage system in England is made up of hundreds of thousands of kilometres of pipes and sewers, dating back to Victorian times. Both clean rainwater and wastewa...
Under the new Slurry Infrastructure grant scheme, farmers across England will be able to apply for funding up to £250,000 to help drive improvements in slurry storage, a necessary...
Vertical farming does exactly what it says on the tin… it grows upwards! Quite simply, the plants are stacked vertically on pillars or shelves and grown in enclosed conditions &#...
The Grand Union Canal (GUC) was made to connect London, Birmingham and the Nottinghamshire Derbyshire coalfields under single ownership. The main line, running from Braunston to th...
When it comes to the climate emergency, one of the biggest problems that affects most, if not all, nations around the world is water stress and scarcity. Some countries have too mu...
The government has admitted that it has failed to hit its own deadline of October 31st for setting targets to drive environmental improvements for water, air and wildlife, which gr...
A new alliance is being launched on November 7th at the COP27 climate change conference in Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt to help boost global drought resilience and shift drought manage...
Utility company Anglian Water has been hit with a combined fine of £871,000 after separate pollution incidents across three counties in its catchment area. Investigations f...
With most of England and parts of Wales now in drought and with experts predicting that drought conditions could persist into summer next year if insufficient rainfall is seen this...
Understanding how and where human activity has an impact on the natural environment is key to finding the most effective solutions to resolve the various issues. Agriculture...
One of the biggest problems where the water crisis is concerned is pollution. High quality water is absolutely essential for both human and environmental survival but the UK’s ri...
When you think of the Flashes of Wigan and Leigh these days, your thoughts inevitably turn to nature, a stunning 738 acres of shallow open water bodies, wetland habitats, rough gra...
As the landscape changes around us, in line with the impacts of climate change and rising global temperatures, it will become increasingly important to evolve alongside… and this...
Utility supplier Scottish Water has just published the second annual update of its Net Zero Emissions Routemap, revealing that exactly half of all greenhouse gas emissions from wat...
With more frequent extreme weather events heading our way thanks to climate change, whether that’s flooding or prolonged periods of drought, there has never been a more urgent ti...
We’re all starting to feel the effects of climate change increasingly as time goes on and it will touch all aspects of our lives sooner rather than later… even when it comes to...
This summer may well have been something of a wakeup call for businesses and individuals alike, with the intense temperatures recorded in July and August revealing just how vulnera...
With drought conditions expected to become more commonplace as time goes on, finding solutions to the problem of potential water shortages in the future has never been more pressin...
As one of the fastest growing economies in the world, China is home to some 20 per cent of the world’s population – but it only has six per cent of global freshwater resour...
Analysis of data taken from 2021 has revealed that it would take water suppliers in England a somewhat shocking 2,000 years to replace their water and wastewater pipes if they cont...
The UK has enjoyed some much milder weather over the last few weeks than was experienced midway through July and the cooler temperatures have certainly been a very welcome respite ...
Back in 2020, water and wastewater companies around the UK published the 2050 Water Innovation Strategy, the first time that a vision for the sector had been outlined collectively,...
It’s with a sigh of relief that we say goodbye to the soaring temperatures seen just a week or so ago, but just because we don’t have the sun bearing down on us at the moment d...
With climate change and the water crisis now taking its toll on rivers around the UK, it seems that one casualty of the climate emergency is the Atlantic salmon, one of our most ic...
The government has announced new plans to protect waterways in England, with measures included to reduce nutrient pollution, which poses a significant and urgent risk to freshwater...
Utility company Yorkshire Water has agreed to donate £400,000 to the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust following two separate water pollution incidents, with the donations used to further ...
The Environment Agency’s annual report on the environmental performance of water and sewerage companies in England has just been released… and it makes for very damning reading...
With the intense summer sun now bearing down upon us this week, it seems that the realities of climate change are really starting to set in. Average summer temperatures in t...
Utility company South West Water has called on its customers all over Devon and Cornwall to do all they can to save five litres of water a day at the moment in a bid to help mainta...
One of the biggest causes of ecological degradation around the world is the over-abstraction of water taken from aquifers, rivers, lakes and chalk streams. And global busine...
As with any industry these days, it is fast becoming essential for British horseracing to review its operations and see if there are any improvements that can be pushed through to ...
While you might not think that it would be a particular concern for such a damp part of the world, water stress and scarcity is already proving to be problematic in Scotland, espec...
Over the last few years, wildfire season around the world has really come to the fore as a topic for significant concern, with many regions around the world – including Austr...
It’s very easy to take our water supplies for granted here in the UK. We simply turn on the taps and out it comes. But as time goes on and the impacts of climate change ar...
Water industry regulator Ofwat has had legal proceedings launched against it by an environmental campaigning group that says it has unlawfully failed to prevent water companies acr...
The problem of global water security is expected to become more acute as the impacts of climate change are felt more keenly around the world in the future, with pressure on freshwa...
The east of England is the driest part of the country, with water resources coming under increasing amounts of pressure from climate change and population growth, so much so in fac...
Back in 1630, dutch engineer Cornelius Vermuyden set about creating the Old Bedford and New Bedford rivers (now the New Bedford River and the River Delph), with the idea being to i...
Early warnings for some parts of Scotland have been issued in the country’s first water scarcity report of 2022, with organisations in affected regions urged to consider water ef...
SwitchWaterSupplier.com are delighted to announce they are supporting the MEUC at the Major Energy Users Expo by exhibiting with their key management team. The Expo which op...
As of April 1st this year, businesses of all shapes and sizes will have had to account for a rise in retail water rates, with price caps increasing by 0.49 per cent. These fees are...
Fail to prepare and you prepare to fail, as the old adage goes, and this is particularly true from a business perspective in the 21st century, with the climate crisis deepening all...
A new report from the Centre of Expertise for Waters has just revealed that the lochs and reservoirs in Scotland are already warming rapidly and extensively thanks to climate chang...
One of the least discussed topics associated with the climate emergency is the water crisis but it’s an issue that will affect every continent and most regions at some point in t...
As is often said these days, the climate crisis is a water crisis and the consequences of climate change and global warming will be felt worldwide, predominantly in the form of wat...
A new project is now underway in South Yorkshire that will see full fibre broadband deployed safely via drinking water mains pipes between Barnsley and Penistone. If the trial is s...
As the pressures of climate change, population growth, ageing infrastructure, water mismanagement and pollution all increasingly take hold over the next few years, experts are pred...
Water stress and scarcity is a growing problem around the world, being exacerbated by climate change, more extreme weather events, urbanisation, population growth and water mismana...
The government has announced new long-term environmental targets, designed to protect and enhance the natural world, including water and air quality, as well as wildlife diversity....
The government has announced that changes are due to be implemented to the Environment Agency’s abstraction charges, with a new framework launched for businesses (including farme...
World Water Day is just around the corner, an awareness campaign that takes place on March 22nd every year to celebrate water and raise awareness of the two billion people who live...
Companies, brands and innovators keen to tackle the climate emergency head on, with a specific focus on the water crisis, may be interested to learn that applications for the new M...
As global temperatures increase, no continent will escape the realities of climate change and, indeed, the effects are already being felt by millions around the world. For E...
A new river quality project, led by Nature England in partnership with Northumbrian Water, is set to begin, focusing on the River Tweed catchment, the Tweed Estuary and Northumberl...
Water stress and scarcity. It truly is a global issue and one that is already affecting millions of people all over the world, with every continent impacted in some way by the cris...
Utility company Severn Trent has issued a call to volunteers from the local Hinkley community to help it plant five Tiny Forests at five sites in Langdale Park, Ashby Road Cemetery...
Utility company Yorkshire Water has paid Yorkshire Wildlife Trust £300,000 following a breach of its environmental permit that saw sewage discharged without authorisation from its...
Utility company Thames Water has announced that it is funding 20 nature-based schemes to help tackle flooding in London and the Thames Valley through the creation of sustainable ur...
The water retail market was deregulated April 2017 allowing none-household customers such as businesses, charities and public sector organisation to switch water supplier. Giving c...
Despite the fact that Poole Harbour in Dorset is a designated Special Protection Area and Site of Special Scientific Interest, the amount of nitrogen entering the harbour has more ...
When it comes to water efficiency, innovation is certainly key and the good news in this regard is that we have a huge amount of technology at our disposal these days to help us ac...
A new UK Agriculture Partnership (UKAP) forum has been launched, intended to identify and improve collaborative working on the challenges now facing the agriculture sector, with th...
Utility company Yorkshire Water has been fined £233,000 and ordered to pay £18,766 in costs after it admitted to making unpermitted discharges of raw untreated sewage – whi...
SwitchWaterSupplier.com is the only independent, impartial, transparent water retail procurement platform in the UK water retail market. When customers are searching for bus...
Typically, urban wastewater (or what we commonly refer to as sewage) is a mixture of domestic wastewater from baths, toilets, sinks and washing machines, as well as wastewater from...
A new report covering the six months leading up to 30th September 2021 has revealed what a “challenging and extraordinary” year utility company Scottish Water had, faced with r...
More than 400 designated sites have been tested by the Environment Agency and the results are in: 99 per cent of bathing waters in England have now passed water quality standards. ...
Water Resources South East (WRSE), a coalition of the six water companies serving the south-east of England, has published a draft plan to help maintain the water supplies in the r...
Utility company Severn Trent has been working with farmers across the region to protect soil health in areas facing high risk of nitrate water pollution, with growers being paid to...
With the planet firmly in the grip of the climate emergency, 21st century society looks set to face a wide-range of different challenges in the years ahead and changes will need to...
Pay a visit to Rutland Water Nature Reserve in the near future and you might well just be lucky enough to see the fossilised remains of the largest ichthyosaur in Britain, also kno...
The global food and beverage sector is worth an incredible $6 trillion and lies at the very heart of the water crisis, with companies in the industry reliant on vast amounts of wat...
As we all know by now, of course, the climate crisis is very real and the effects of climate change and rising global temperatures are being felt the whole world over. Exper...
Utility company Thames Water has embarked upon a pilot project involving tiny forests, native woodland that is especially fast-growing and dense, capable of attracting more than 50...
Somerset-based farm business Alvis Brothers of Lye Cross Farm in Redhill has been fined £37,184 after pleading guilty to two pollution incidents that took place in 2019, following...
The water industry in the UK could make resources more affordable and companies more self-sufficient if anaerobic digestion and the conversion of sewage to energy is given greater ...
A partnership between the Environment Agency, Norwich City Council and the Norfolk Rivers Trust has just seen a river habitat restoration project along the River Yare near Earlham ...
Water makes up around 70 per cent of the earth’s surface, with over 326 million trillion gallons to be found here – but the answer to the question of where did it all come ...
Is water the forgotten utility? Absolutely not for companies such as Switchwatersupplier.com who is in at the forefront of the de-regulated water market Who are extremely busy help...
Utility company Anglian Water has teamed up with environmental consultants from Five Rivers, Binnies and Jackson to deliver 16 separate river restoration schemes, all designed to i...
Water supplier United Utilities has announced that it will be making use of innovative technology known as the Critical Infrastructure Pipeline Protection System to track deteriora...
Water supplier Thames Water has been fined £4 million for discharging nearly half a million litres of raw sewage over the course of around 30 hours into the Seacourt and Hinksey s...
Thames Water has been forging ahead with its environmental plans, with the development of new wetlands just outside Aylesbury sewage works, as well as the restoration of two hectar...
A new taskforce has been set up by water supplier Southern Water to reduce storm overflows by 80 per cent come 2030, part of the company’s wider programme of investment to bring ...
Water supplier Yorkshire Water has been given the go-ahead by Bradford City Council to turn 180 acres of unused land into a sustainable housing and industrial development, providin...
A Somerset-based farmer has been handed down a £11,000 fine after pleading guilty to polluting a tributary of Sedgemoor Old Rhyne on three separate occasions for the second time i...
Scottish Water has revealed that a £2 million investment project in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, designed to tackle sewer flooding has now reached completion, substantially reducing...
The county of Cambridgeshire has been issued a warning to prepare now for the impacts of climate change, with a new report revealing that the region will soon start seeing summer t...
Utility company Scottish Water has just completed an ambitious solar energy scheme that will help power two of Aberdeen’s main service reservoirs and support the firm’s 2040 ne...
Utility company Thames Water has launched its Smarter Water Catchments Initiative for the River Evenlode, with the aim being to improve the water quality of waterways across Oxford...
England’s £3 billion water market was deregulated in April 2017, meaning that non-domestic customers were able to switch water supplier for the first time ever, allowing them to...
Complaints in writing to water companies around the UK climbed by 11 per cent between 2020 and 2021, compared to the previous year, reaching their highest level in five years. &nbs...
Some 11 distilleries in Speyside in northeast Scotland have been recognised for their efforts in water conservation, after they formed a Spey Catchment Group to drive forward proje...
Anglian Water’s climate initiative Future Fens: Integrated Adaptation is due to be showcased at a global hybrid event at COP26 in Glasgow this November, available to a global onl...
As part of Ofwat’s £36 million Water Innovation Challenge, utility company Bristol Water has been awarded £620,000 to explore lower carbon alternatives to local drought plannin...
It’s essential that only flushable items are sent down into the sewer network if the environment is to be protected, but it seems that there are still many out there who are unaw...
A new report from the Catchment Based Approach’s Chalk Stream Restoration Group has detailed various recommendations for enhancing precious chalk streams – or England’s r...
Utility company Southern Water has pledged to make long-term investments in infrastructure to help protect the environment and reduce the risk of having to make emergency wastewate...
The Environment Agency has issued a warning ahead of the COP26 conference in Glasgow in November, saying that climate change can only be tackled successfully if greater focus is pl...
England’s £3 billion water market was deregulated in April 2017, meaning that non-domestic customers were able to switch water supplier for the first time ever, allowing them to...
Utility company Northumbrian Water has been fined £540,000 after a pollution incident that saw sewage effluent discharged into the watercourse running through Heads Hope Dene near...
Utility company Scottish Water has issued a warning to people around Scotland to make sure they use water efficiently this autumn in order to ensure normal supplies are maintained ...
In a UK-first, utility company Anglian Water has begun trialling new technology to assist it in water leak detection and repair across its live water mains network, using multisens...
A new collaboration between Anglian Water, UK Power Networks and BT has been announced, with the partnership working together on a Climate Resilience Demonstrator (CReDo), with the...
A new report has suggested that climate change could see 216 million people from six world regions migrate to different areas within their countries by the year 2050 – but im...
Utility company Anglian Water has unveiled its plans for a £7 million river restoration scheme at 16 locations around the east of England, all of which have been designed to bring...
Industry regulator Ofwat has provided further support for 15 new projects to help them make progress and make sure that England and Wales has all the long-term solutions it needs t...
A very stark warning has been issued to the world regarding the climate crisis, with the chairman of technology consultancy Isle saying that there is no more time left to act and i...
The Consumer Council for Water (CCW) has called for improvements to be made in the retail water market to make life easier for customers around the country who are already facing s...
Multinational conglomerate Mars has made a commitment to achieve water balance at five manufacturing sites by 2025, which means that for every litre of water used at least one litr...
So what is the Open Water Market ? The open water market means none residential customers such as businesses and charities are able to change their water and waste water p...
Utility company Scottish Water has issued a water efficiency reminder to its customers all over Scotland, following the second driest summer in 160 years for some parts of the coun...
The DVLA has been recognised for its water efficiency standards and practices by the leading authority on water efficiency, which has awarded it the Waterwise Checkmark – hig...
Utility company Yorkshire Water has just published its carbon net zero strategy, outlining how it intends to hit its targets by 2030, with measures included to reduce emissions, st...
While it can be difficult to imagine that the UK could be hit with serious water shortages in the near future, thanks to our famously damp climate and rainy weather, experts are st...
The Environment Agency has announced that it will be carrying out a review of abstraction charges to help protect the environment and safeguard water supplies for the future, as En...
Anglian Water has now begun work on essential sewer upgrades in Hullbridge, investing £1.7 million in the project in order to futureproof the network, which involves installation ...
Macquarie Asset Management, one of the largest investors in the UK, has announced that it has now acquired a majority stake in Southern Water, with the company set to invest more t...
It’s possible that thousands of businesses around the UK will soon see temporary increases in their water bills, after regulator Ofwat announced that it would be allowing water s...
Ofwat, alongside the Environment Agency, Defra, CCW and the Drinking Water Inspectorate, have been given the green light to deliver a range of proposals in order to drive a more re...
The water crisis is one that affects all four corners of the globe, whether countries face issues with contaminated water sources, insufficient access to basic drinking water or ac...
Utility company Anglian Water has just published its net zero carbon routemap, outlining how it plans to ensure that it will achieve its goals by the year 2030, centered around var...
Utility company Thames Water has announced that it will be using the sewage at its Deepham treatment works to create green biogas that will provide power for homes and vehicles, wo...
Soaring temperatures over the last few weeks have seen an unprecedented rise in water usage and consumption across the north-east, with Northumbrian Water now asking customers to u...
To help it halve the number of water leaks across it’s pipe network, Southern Water has announced that it will be increasing the size of its leakage team and focusing on introduc...
The water crisis is one of the biggest climate change challenges that the world faces, with global freshwater supplies dwindling over time, as a result of rising temperatures, popu...
A water efficiency reminder has been issued by Scottish Water following the period of warm weather the country has just seen, with the supplier saying that demand climbed by over 2...
Industry regulator Ofwat has called on water companies to deliver greater public value and additional social and environmental benefits, publishing a set of proposed principles to ...
The UN Climate Change Conference UK 2021 (also known as COP26) is taking place in Glasgow between October 31st and November 12th, and in the leadup to the big event, the government...
Utility company Thames Water has said that it received £51.9 million in penalties in 2020 and only £3.27 million in rewards under Ofwat-agreed criteria, performing poorly as a re...
Utility company Southern Water has been fined a record £90 million after it was discovered that the firm had deliberately discharged between 16 billion and 21 billion litres of ra...
Water is something that many of us take for granted, but water stress and scarcity is fast becoming one of the biggest problems facing most parts of the world – and freshwate...
England’s rivers and chalk streams form a hugely important part of the country’s natural landscape, providing local communities with fresh drinking water, as well as supporting...
NI Water has issued a call to its customers to adopt a water wise strategy over the summer months, with temperatures soaring this week (June 30th) and water usage rising by 12 litr...
The government has announced a raft of new water-saving measures to help households use water more efficiently, as part of its ambitious agenda to build back greener following the ...
Utility company Welsh Water has been fined £180,000 after up to 675,000 litres of untreated sewage was discharged into Wrexham’s River Clywedog in 2018. According to the ...
SwitchWaterSupplier.com the UK’s first and only business water switching site that compares the whole market has recently launched a showcase page on LinkedIn. The worlds lar...
Industry regulator Ofwat has called on water companies across England and Wales to take further action to reduce the use of storm overflows, following concerns being expressed abou...
Utility company Southern Water has published a new drought plan, setting out how it intends to maintain water supplies and promote water-saving solutions during dry conditions, whi...
Affinity Water has been taking a huge bathtub on a tour of the UK to help raise awareness of water wastage, with the tub approximately 125 times bigger than a typical bathroom faci...
It’s becoming increasingly important for businesses of all kinds and across all industries to start operating more sustainably, especially where water is concerned, as the combin...
Although pesticides can be very useful in agriculture and in our gardens to help keep certain pests at bay, protecting crops from harm, it’s important to remember that their use ...
Welsh Water, the only non-profit utility company in Wales and England, has pledged to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2040, with further plans in place to become 100 per cent ...
Switch Water Supplier (SWS) is proud to announce that it has launched the UK’s first human hologram messaging systems on its website, in partnership with 2mee, a company that hel...
SwitchWaterSupplier.com is here to help make the Open Water Market work for everyone! Our founders have a shared vision and a unique combination of skills and resources that allow ...
All businesses, charities and public sector organisations in England and Scotland that are eligible, are all now able to choose who provides their water and wastewater retail s...
When you work with SwitchWaterSupplier.com, one of the first things we’ll do for your organisation is to carry out a desktop water audit, which will compare your water use, incl...
The government has launched the Together for our Planet ‘Business Climate Leaders’ campaign, encouraging small and micro businesses to take action to cut emissions in half by 2...
The water crisis is indeed a global one and it is an issue that will affect us here in Britain, even with the vast swathes of rainfall that we see each and every year. Despite all ...
Back in February 2016, the UK was badly battered by Storm Imogen, causing significant disruption around the country, with winds of almost 100mph and waves as high as 19.1 metres. &...
Although you may not think about it actively, you are probably aware that the UK’s water infrastructure could do with an upgrade in places. As the BBC reported last year, ...
In November 2021, the UK will be hosting the Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) event in Glasgow, and many in the water industry believe that this is a great opportun...
Affinity Water has just launched its Save Our Streams campaign, which is designed to help everyone to save water and do their bit to look after our natural resources. Under ...
The Covid-19 pandemic has seen many areas of our lives thrown into sharp relief and in the US, one element that has received particular attention in the past 12 months is the issue...
There are more benefits associated with water companies offsetting their carbon emissions in their local regions instead of overseas, with offsetting of operational emissions essen...
Back in April 2017, the English retail water market opened up, bringing it in line with the gas and electricity markets, meaning that for the first time ever, eligible companies we...
Water regulator Ofwat has announced that it is supportive of the Green Recovery proposal put forward by South West Water. The company revealed that the key draft decision fr...
Severn Trent has received endorsement from water regulator Ofwat to invest £565 million in its ambitious Green Recovery programme, which will support the creation of 2,500 jobs in...
As part of the government’s Kickstart scheme, Yorkshire Water has announced it will employ 75 young people in the business. The company is working in partnership with the ...
The climate crisis is deepening all around us and we all have our part to play in reducing the impact we have on the planet. There’s a lot that businesses can do to make a very s...
Businesses in one part of England are being incentivised to save water this summer. Severn Trent has announced a new trial that will see it offering money back to businesses and ot...
Water conservation is fast becoming a top priority for the government, regulators and the Environment Agency, as they tackle the issues of a rising population, climate change and t...
Concerns have been raised about the English water retail market, which opened up back in April 2017, allowing companies around the country to compare business water suppliers and c...
A new innovative approach to making wastewater treatment more sustainable has received a boost this month (May), with a funding injection of £4.7 million to help LAT Water commerc...
Water companies’ management of untreated wastewater and raw sewage has been identified as the main source of microplastic pollution in rivers around the UK, with firms releasing ...
Anglian Water Launches Recruitment Drive To Support Sustainability Anglian Water has launched its largest-ever recruitment drive to help support its environmental commitment...
Durham University has been rewarded for its focus on improving its sustainability by breaking into the list of the top 100 most sustainable universities in the world, according to ...
Yorkshire Water is poised to provide a natural, sustainable and low-carbon way of treating water before it is returned to the environment, with the construction of a new integrated...
Better water management is becoming increasingly important as a result of the global water crisis, with supply increasingly expected to outstrip demand in countries all over the wo...
There has been a great deal in the news in recent years about the increasing amount of raw sewage being pumped into rivers and the sea around England and Wales. There is clearly an...
As a business, it’s understandable that you’re looking to reduce your expenses wherever possible, but resorting to water theft isn’t the way to go, as four firms recently fou...
The amount of raw sewage that is discharged into waterways and around the coast of England has been in the spotlight recently, and with good reason. The Guardian has reporte...
The International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) recently hosted a webinar to mark the launch of its second State of the World report, titled: “Establishing the value...
As of March 31st, 30 of the UK’s FTSE 100 companies have now signed up to the United Nations’ Race to Zero campaign, the global alliance committed to achieving net zero carbon ...
New figures from the Environment Agency have revealed that water companies discharged raw sewage into rivers around England over 400,000 times last year, with United Utilities in t...
Eton College, the prestigious boarding school for boys just outside Windsor in Berkshire, has taken steps to reduce its water usage and consumption by installing a new water filter...
Engineers from Anglian Water have now finished work on a £9 million scheme in Norfolk that will simultaneously protect the environment of Catfield Fen, while maintaining water sup...
The UK’s water sector is poised to undergo a transformation and use innovative new technologies to help it on its way towards the country’s net-zero vision of the future. ...
The government has announced that new measures will be introduced to reduce sewage discharges from storm overflows, which is important to cut the amount of pollution entering our w...
The global water crisis is becoming increasingly pressing, with experts predicting that by 2050, at least one in four people will most likely live in a country affected by recurrin...
The UK could be facing water shortages as soon as 2050 if collective action isn’t taken, the head of the country’s Environment Agency has said. Speaking to Sky News, Emm...
Welsh Water has revealed that it is embarking on a woodland management plan to mark World Wildlife Day, restoring and enhancing the Gwern-y-Bendy Woods and part of the Rhyd-y-Penau...
A new report has warned that the majority of companies are unable to prove that they’re taking sufficient action to combat the most urgent water-related issues and minimising the...
The opening up of the English retail water market back in April 2017 has meant that businesses of all shapes and sizes, and across all industries and sectors are now able to switch...
If you’re worried that you’re paying too much on your water bills and aren’t sure what to do, your very first step towards getting a grip on the situation is to have a water ...
England’s £3 billion water market was deregulated in April 2017, meaning that non-domestic customers were able to switch water supplier for the first time ever, allowing them to...
How United Utilities are using sniffer dogs for water leak detection - INFOGRAPHIC...
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published the provisional findings of its review of Ofwat’s proposed water price controls for 2020-2025, which were published in D...
Environment minister Rebecca Pow has called on the chief executives of 15 water suppliers from around the UK to further prioritise the environment and water stewardship, especially...
There are numerous ways in which water suppliers can find leaks across their pipe networks, but did you know that man’s best friend is one of the most effective ways these compan...
In one of Graham Mann's independant LinkedIn Live podcasts, in which he regularly discusses the non-household water retail market, water efficiency and all things water, he was joi...
Following their application in December 2019, ConservAqua Limited have become the latest business to be granted license to supply water and sewerage services to non-domestic proper...
On the 25th March the National Audit Office published the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs’ report on “Water supply and demand management”, which reflects on ...
With the lockdown in place the water market may be going in to a period of hibernation with the wholesalers and retailers focusing their limited resource on essential activities on...
Over a year in development and we are now trading, new clients are taking a significant interest, and customer water and waste water data is being uploaded to the water trading pla...
SwitchWaterSupplier.com was entered into the 2020 WWT Water Industry Awards for the category of 'Water Innovation Project of the Year' and has been announced as a finalist!...
This week is historical for the UK water retail market as a new and innovative business, SwitchWaterSupplier.com, opens its doors for business. The launch of a single platform a...
With a great deal of anticipation, SwitchWaterSupplier.com is throwing its doors open to start working with its customers who have been patiently awaiting the launch of the first n...
