South East Water unveils new £50 million water treatment works to help secure Kent's water supply
South East Water has today announced the commissioning of its new state-of-the-art Butler Water Treatment Works located in Aylesford, Kent.
South East Water launches dedicated emergency support for livestock owners during water supply outages
South East Water has launched a major new emergency support system to protect livestock and give farmers in its supply area a vital safety net during unplanned water outages - the livestock register will tailor alternative water support directly to agricultural customers.
Anglian Water announces temporary water use ban for the East of England
Anglian Water has announced a temporary water use ban – also known as a hosepipe ban - for the East of England - the utility has not needed to implement a hosepipe ban for more than a decade.
South West Water to build new storm tanks and surface water drainage in Lyme Regis
South West Water is set to begin work this autumn on a major investment project in Lyme Regis to help reduce the use of storm overflows and protect the quality of its bathing waters.
Uisce Éireann set to start first phase of major €55 million wastewater upgrade
Uisce Éireann is set to begin the first phase of a major wastewater upgrade of up to €55 million in Sandyford.
Severn Trent Plc trading update - “confident of delivering at least £50 million of total performance incentives”
Severn Trent Plc says it is confident of delivering at least £50 million of total performance incentives this year, according to its latest trading update for the period to 8 July 2026 published today.
Yorkshire Water - annual report setting out operational and financial performance for 2025-2026 shows revenues up 26.2%
Yorkshire Water has published its Annual Report and Financial Statements setting out its operational and financial performance for the year ended 31 March 2026.
NI Water completes £19.5 million water improvement scheme at Ballinrees Water Treatment Works
NI Water has completed a major £19.5 million project to extend the existing site at Ballinrees Water Treatment Works, outside Coleraine.
Southern Water launches £30 million programme in Thanet to modernise water network
Southern Water is investing more than £30 million to boost the resilience of Thanet’s water supply, helping to secure reliable, high-quality water for customers across Kent now and into the future.
Thames Water highlights challenges and costs of removing concrete dumped in sewer network
Thames Water is highlighting the challengess and costs of removing concrete dumped in its sewer network – the utility spends an estimated £1.6 million every year clearing hardened concrete from its sewer network.
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Webinar to explore moving indirect potable water reuse to full implementation
UK water companies are invited to join an upcoming webinar which will explore how the sector can take indirect potable reuse (IPR) from concept to full-scale operational reality. -
Kohtari CEO says joined-up water intelligence needed to predict, not just react - not more data
James Sumsion, CEO of predictive water intelligence specialists Kohtari, says the water sector needs to take a giant leap forward, so that it can anticipate and act upon water quality issues - rather than merely react. -
IED compliance – using automated sliding floodgates to support secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites
Ray Moulds, Sales Director at Flood Control International, takes a look at how automated sliding floodgates are supporting secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites. -
Making storm overflow data make Sense – Metasphere launches dedicated monitoring device
With the UK government demanding a 50% reduction in storm overflow spills by 2029, the era of reactive management is over. Speaking in the House of Commons on 21 July 2025, then environment secretary Steve Reed said, “This Government will cut water companies’ sewage pollution in half by the end of the decade.”
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Scottish Water completes £235m investment in two-way connection between drinking water networks
Hear how Scottish Water has completed its £235 million Ayrshire Glasgow Resilience Project - customers across Greater Glasgow, Ayrshire and East Renfrewshire will now benefit from a more secure and resilient water supply. -
United Utilities accelerates investment to reduce spills from storm overflows across Northwest
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