ew research by Ofwat and the Consumer Council for Water (CCW), that questioned customers whose homes were flooded with sewage, shows wastewater companies must offer more support and better resolve problems when they occur.
In a new project to protect communities in the village of Funtington in West Sussex, Southern Water teams are starting working to seal sewers.
As part of an emergency plan to prevent flooding, Southern Water is preparing overland pipes to remove groundwater and prevent it causing internal flooding of homes, schools and businesses.
Scottish Water is getting ready to start work next week on a two year major multi-million pound investment project to help reduce the risk of sewer flooding in Pittenweem.
Thames Water has launched a online tool and new interactive map for members of the public to report and pinpoint locations experiencing operational issues across London and the Thames Valley.
Northumbrian Water’s Bin the Wipe campaign in the North East to tackle sewer blockages and reduce home flooding incidents is set to be expanded nationwide by industry association Water UK for 2023.
Southern Water has apologised to local residents and road users who have been impacted by a burst wastewater main running under West Way in Lancing.
New research by Ofwat and CCW finds that sewer flooding has a significant negative impact on customers, regardless of the severity of the incident.
Scottish Water’s multi-million pound project to tackle sewer flooding in North Lanarkshire is nearing completion.
An £11.5 million Scottish Water project to protect a Lanarkshire community from sewer flooding has entered its final phase.
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.
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.
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.”
ERG, the leading supplier of odour control systems and industrial gas cleaning & thermal systems, has been awarded the coveted King’s Award for Enterprise.