What’s next in the UK water sector

Celebrate excellence in the UK water sector by nominating outstanding individuals and organisations for the 2026 Future Water Awards, recognising emerging talent, people, and above-and-beyond contributions.

Jenny Davies and Marie Armstrong from Element's environmental testing team discuss how the UK's PFAS Plan, AMP8 investment programmes and evolving DWI expectations are changing the way water companies approach monitoring, sampling and compliance.

Every summer we talk about resilience. Every summer we reach for the same handful of tools, at the same cautious pace, while demand spikes get sharper.

UK water sector faces rising drought and demand pressures - smart metering, data quality and supply chain innovation are key to building lasting resilience

Ahead of what is set to be one of the UK's most important discussions on sustainable water management this year, industry leaders, policymakers, water companies, developers and manufacturers will gather in Central London on 8 September for the Water Reuse Summit: Connecting Policy, Practice and Innovation.

Utilities Manager Limited monitors water usage for thousands of non-domestic customers across the UK via an online portal, using meter data to help organisations track consumption, benchmark performance against similar sites, and identify unusual usage patterns.

As the water industry continues to focus on improving environmental intelligence and regulatory compliance, Xylem is bringing a new generation of river monitoring technology to the UK.

Actuated inlet penstocks are critical to wastewater treatment reliability. Learn how thrust base wear, lubrication and maintenance affect asset life.

Flow measurement specialists at Nivus have developed a wireless, continuous river monitoring solution to meet the requirements of water managers and regulators such as the Environment Agency (EA) in England.

SaniTube® was selected for a challenging refurbishment of four sludge pipelines at Yorkshire Water’s Blackburn Meadows Treatment Works.

Even after decades of technology evolution and adoption across the utilities sector, pipeline practices still vary from one region to the next.

The Murray McIntosh Water Industry Labour Report survey is now open. It's the most comprehensive workforce survey in the UK water sector.