Calls for urgent law change as UK’s largest water reuse system cannot be switched on Recycling system in Cambridgeshire development ready since 2021 is deemed not in line with drinking water rules The Guardian - UK · Aug 19
‘We cannot magic up more water’: the supply problems putting housing targets in England at risk Council leaders say crumbling infrastructure and lack of water are jeopardising government’s plans for new homes The Guardian - UK · Aug 2
Gardening experts share 10 ways to save your plants during a hosepipe ban Millions of Brits have been told to conserve their water usage as the UK experiences dry weather The Independent UK · Jul 28
Moves to tackle water scarcity aim to drive forward ‘Europe’s Silicon Valley’ The EA has lifted objections to new housing in Cambridge, while a new reservoir will provide long-term supplies to the water-stressed region. Evening Standard · Jan 29, 2025
‘High-risk sites’: where are the UK’s ‘forever chemical’ hotspots? An Environment Agency report has identified more than 10,000 ‘high-risk sites’ contaminated with PFAS The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2025
Cambridge water credits are a gift for developers Letter: Cambridge councillor Jean Glasberg on how large-scale developments can be pushed through by the government in an area that’s the driest in the country The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2024
UK water company targeted in cyber attack as it reassures 1.6million customers South Staffordshire PLC, the parent firm of South Staffs Water and Cambridge Water, has reassured its 1.6million UK customers that the cyber attack will not affect water supplies Daily Mirror · Aug 15, 2022
Toxic chemicals found in drinking water supply to thousands of homes in UK People living in one particular county, south Cambridgeshire, are most at risk and is supplied by utility firm Cambridge Water where high levels of toxins were found. Daily Mirror · Feb 8, 2022
High levels of toxic chemicals found in Cambridgeshire water supply Exclusive: Cambridge Water admits a supply contained four times the regulatory limit and customers never told The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2022