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This week, the Grumpy Old Gays are turning on the taps as they take a hard look at the UK water industry!

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Are we managing one of our most precious resources properly — or are we just making a complete splash of it? 💦

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WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE with the Grumpy Old Gays #lifestyle #grumpy #lgbtcommunity #fyp
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October 29, 2026 at 3:05 PM
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This week, the Grumpy Old Gays are turning on the taps as they take a hard look at the UK water industry!

youtu.be/v-SsJNcYc0U
Are we managing one of our most precious resources properly — or are we just making a complete splash of it? 💦

#GrumpyOldGays #Podcast #WaterIndustry #WaterCrisis #Drought
WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE with the Grumpy Old Gays #lifestyle #grumpy #lgbtcommunity #fyp
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October 29, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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Thames Water’s £20bn debt crisis puts rescue deal and public ownership back in focus

#ThamesWater #DebtCrisis #PublicOwnership #RescueDeal #WaterIndustry

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Thames Water's £20bn Debt Crisis Raises Fresh Questions Over Its Future
Creditors are set to vote on expanding the utility’s emergency funding facility as campaigners challenge the cost of its financial rescue
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October 29, 2026 at 11:18 AM
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Nicola Shaw to step down as Yorkshire Water Chief Executive as Nicola Medalova named successor...

Full story here 👇

www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/10/30/n...

#WaterIndustry #YorkshireWater #CEO #WastewaterIndustry #WaterIndustryNews
Nicola Shaw to step down as Yorkshire Water Chief Executive as Nicola Medalova named successor - Water Magazine
Yorkshire Water appoints former National Grid executive Nicola Medalova as Chief Executive, succeeding Nicola Shaw on 1 January 2027.
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October 30, 2026 at 7:57 AM
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The UK Budget has set out new expectations for strategic data centres, including annual reporting on water consumption and measures to reduce demand on public water supplies... 👇

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#WaterIndustry #WaterResources #DataCentres #AI #WaterReuse
UK Budget sets water-use expectations for strategic data centres - Water Magazine
The UK Budget introduces water-efficiency and annual reporting expectations for strategic data centres under a new Data Centre Covenant.
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October 29, 2026 at 7:13 AM
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The November edition of Water Magazine is out now, with news, analysis and technical insights from across the UK and Ireland’s water and wastewater sectors.

Read the free digital edition here:

www.watermagazine.co.uk

#WaterIndustry #WastewaterIndustry
October 26, 2026 at 6:45 AM
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Creditors holding more than 60% of Thames Water’s Class B debt have agreed to proposed restructuring terms, while negotiations over the wider recapitalisation continue...

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#WaterIndustry #ThamesWater #WaterSector
Thames Water reaches agreement with Class B creditors on debt restructuring - Water Magazine
Thames Water has secured support from Class B creditors for a proposed £1bn debt write-off, but its wider recapitalisation remains unresolved.
www.watermagazine.co.uk
October 19, 2026 at 5:59 AM
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Roadford Lake (reservoir) was completed in 1989. South West Water (private company) came into being in 1989. No new major reservoirs have been built in the South West of England since then. The region's population has increased by around 1 million. #waterindustry #drought #southwestengland
South West drought blamed on water firm's 'neglect'
Council leader Julian Brazil says the severe drought has been "decades in the making".
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October 17, 2026 at 10:03 AM
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The drought is deepening across England, with record rainfall deficits in parts of southern England and reservoir stocks continuing to fall.

Read the full story here 👇

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Autumn drought deepens as September rainfall remains below average - Water Magazine
Environment Agency data shows record three-month rainfall deficits in southern England, low reservoir stocks and continued drought in parts of Wales.
www.watermagazine.co.uk
October 15, 2026 at 6:14 AM
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Sean Woodcock contrasts repeated water bill rises, including 31% for Thames Water customers, with the Prime Minister's campaign comments.

Sean Woodcock (Labour, Banbury)
Westminster Hall, 14 September 2026

#Banbury #UK #ParliamentConnect #ThamesWater #WaterBillRises #WaterIndustry
October 12, 2026 at 6:02 AM
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October 11, 2026 at 2:19 AM
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Pennon launches £550m rights issue to support £1bn additional water investment

www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/10/08/p...

#WaterIndustry #WastewaterIndustry #WaterSector #WaterFinance #WaterInvestment
Pennon launches £550m rights issue to support £1bn additional water investment - Water Magazine
Pennon has launched a £550m rights issue to support around £1bn of additional AMP8 investment in its regulated water businesses.
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October 8, 2026 at 6:23 AM
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Ofwat has set out new expectations for 2027-28, requiring water companies to provide clearer explanations of rising bills while giving greater consideration to water scarcity and water efficiency when setting charges.

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#WaterIndustry #WaterBills #Ofwat
Ofwat demands greater transparency over rising water bills - Water Magazine
Ofwat has set new requirements for water companies to explain rising bills, spending and infrastructure investment from 2027-28.
www.watermagazine.co.uk
October 2, 2026 at 6:02 AM
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Noah Law calls for public control to reinvest water profits in the system.

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Westminster Hall, 14 September 2026

#StAustellNewquay #UK #ParliamentConnect #WaterNationalisation #SpecialAdministrationScheme #WaterIndustry
October 1, 2026 at 2:04 PM
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PML Applications and Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) to attend the IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition in Glasgow on 5th – 8th October 2026. Find us at stands 631 and 520

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#WorldWaterCongress #IWA2026 #WaterSector #WaterIndustry
October 1, 2026 at 12:08 PM
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The UK Government has announced £79 million for community-led nature recovery and climate adaptation, including £53 million for tree planting and £26 million for Local Nature Recovery Strategies.

www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/10/01/t...

#waterindustry #waterinfrastructure
The infrastructure the water industry doesn’t own - Water Magazine
Daniel Ware examines why water resilience may increasingly depend on catchments, communities and natural infrastructure beyond water company assets.
www.watermagazine.co.uk
October 1, 2026 at 6:16 AM
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced plans to remove restrictions on Government ownership of water companies, alongside new powers for mayors and tougher measures for companies that repeatedly fail.

www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/09/30/b...

#WaterIndustry #WastewaterIndustry #Labour
Burnham promises 10-year transformation of water industry - Water Magazine
Andy Burnham has announced plans to remove restrictions on Government ownership of water companies as part of a 10-year water reform programme.
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September 30, 2026 at 6:07 AM
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BREAKING

South West Water has been fined £7.87 million following 18 environmental offences across Devon and Cornwall, with the sentencing judge criticising the company’s management of known pollution risks...

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#WaterIndustry #Pollution
South West Water fined £7.8m as judge labels company ‘reckless’ - Water Magazine
South West Water has been fined £7.87m for environmental offences across Devon and Cornwall, including hundreds of sewage pollution incidents.
www.watermagazine.co.uk
September 29, 2026 at 1:08 PM
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The October edition of Water Magazine is now live, bringing you the news, analysis and technical insights shaping the industry.

If you work in the UK and Ireland's water and wastewater sector, this is for you.

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#WaterIndustry #WastewaterIndustry
September 28, 2026 at 5:53 AM
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Jacob Collier says water bills enrich shareholders while underinvestment harms residents and pollutes rivers, and calls for greater public control.

Jacob Collier (Labour)
Westminster Hall, 14 September 2026

#BurtonUttoxeter #UK #ParliamentConnect #WaterIndustry #RiverTrentPollution #WaterBills
September 24, 2026 at 9:21 AM
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Consumer Council for Water recorded its largest-ever annual increase in household complaints about water companies – rising by 84% compared to the previous year...

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Complaints about water companies soar amid discontent over bill rises - Water Magazine
Consumer Council for Water says concerns and confusion over rising water bills has fuelled the largest-ever increase in complaints about water companies.
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September 16, 2026 at 5:31 AM
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MPs will debate a petition calling for a referendum on bringing the water industry into public ownership in Westminster Hall this afternoon...

www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/09/14/m...

#Nationalisation #WaterIndustry
MPs to debate public ownership of water sector - Water Magazine
MPs will debate a petition calling for a referendum on public ownership of the water sector in Westminster Hall today.
www.watermagazine.co.uk
September 14, 2026 at 6:03 AM
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Ofwat seeks £13m independent monitor for Thames Water turnaround

www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/09/11/o...

#waterindustry #ofwat #thameswater
Ofwat seeks £13m independent monitor for Thames Water turnaround - Water Magazine
Ofwat is seeking a £13m independent monitor to oversee Thames Water’s turnaround, financial resilience and regulatory commitments.
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September 11, 2026 at 6:19 AM
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham has warned that water companies are failing to respond to the climate challenge as he pledged plans for stronger public control of essential services...

www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/09/02/p...

#WaterSector #WaterIndustry #WastewaterIndustry
Prime Minister puts water industry at centre of plans for stronger public control - Water Magazine
Andy Burnham has put water at the centre of plans for stronger public control, warning that companies are failing to meet the climate challenge.
www.watermagazine.co.uk
September 2, 2026 at 7:01 AM
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2026: A record year for our training mission

This week, our research unit is wrapping up the third intensive, week-long advanced #training #course for #WastewaterTreatment plant #operators of 2026, co-organised with #ÖWAV.

#WaterIndustry #CareerDevelopment #Fortbildungskurs

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September 1, 2026 at 2:30 PM