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All water companies have now submitted revised business plans for 2015-20 to Ofwat and await the regulator’s draft determinations of price limits.

It is looking increasingly uncertain that any member state of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) will achieve good status in all water bodies by 2015, and significant use of exemptions is likely to be required.

The Water Bill is nearing completion after being considered by both houses in Parliament. Water UK has expressed its support for a retail market in water and for measures in the Bill to improve the resilience of water supplies.

Companies worked around the clock alongside the Environment Agency, local authorities and other emergency services to help minimise the impacts of the floods on drinking water and sewerage services.

There has been a substantial fall in public support for water nationalisation, according to a new survey by polling experts ComRes.

The water industry is continuing to play its part in the delivery of new homes in the UK by maintaining its high standards of services to developers.

Although there is no new legislation on water expected from the EU this year, there are some very significant reviews of existing directives either already underway or about to start.

The future regulatory framework was the main theme of debate among water companies, investors and stakeholders at the recent Water UK City Conference. Views were given from attendees on Ofwat’s Water 2020 framework. Rory Stewart MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at DEFRA also spoke at the conference.

Severn Trent is proud of its 'water-wonder-women' hard at work across the Midlands every day. Almost half of the company’s directors, 66 per cent of new graduates and a quarter of apprentices are female.