Yorkshire Water starts work on Ilkley wetland marking next step in £60m investment programme
Yorkshire Water began work yesterday on a nature-based wetland in Ilkley, marking the next step of a £60 million investment to improve water treatment and the water quality of the river Wharfe.
Uisce Éireann invests €6 million in Pettigo wastewater treatment plant
Uisce Éireann investment across County Donegal continues with a wastewater upgrade getting underway this month in Pettigo - significant upgrades will be carried out at the existing wastewater treatment plant in the village.
Wessex Water trials small-scale wetlands in £500k scheme to improve groundwater impact in east Wiltshire
Wessex Water is trialling smaller-scale versions of wetlands in Wiltshire to help expand natural methods to protect some of the waterways near the city of Salisbury.
Defra gets ready to tender £18 million contract for Constructed Wetlands Nutrient Mitigation Scheme
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is getting ready to go out tender with a contract for a Constructed Wetlands Nutrient Mitigation Scheme worth an estimated £18 million.
Water quality crisis - WWT calls for urgent action to establish UK pilot scheme by 2025 to unlock potential of treatment wetlands
The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) is calling for a national pilot scheme to be established in the UK by 2025, to make treatment wetlands the default option for meeting new nutrient neutrality targets and to establish and develop an effective market in nutrient trading and offsetting by creating a nutrient offsetting code.
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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.” -
King’s Award for Enterprise shows ERG moving forward with growth in UK and Asia
ERG, the leading supplier of odour control systems and industrial gas cleaning & thermal systems, has been awarded the coveted King’s Award for Enterprise. -
Welsh Water’s ORAI system shortlisted for three categories at the British Data Awards 2026
Welsh Water’s new artificial intelligence-driven tool, ORAI, has been shortlisted for three categories at the prestigious British Data Awards 2026 – underscoring the company’s commitment to using cutting-edge technology to deliver better outcome for customers. -
Barhale completes two Rapid Action Taskforce Spills projects for Severn Trent
Barhale has completed work on two separate Rapid Action Taskforce Spills projects it is carrying out for Severn Trent.
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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
Hear how United Utilities is accelerating its investment to reduce spills from storm overflows across the Northwest. -
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