Southern Water begins £3 million project to reduce storm overflows by sealing sewers in Kent town
Southern Water has begun vital sewer sealing work in Sittingbourne as part of its wider work to reduce storm overflows.
Southern Water completes £18 million upgrade of Thanet sewers
Southern Water has completed an £18 million sewer upgrade in Thanet that will help reduce the risk of flooding in the area - some of the sewers beneath the streets in Thanet are more than 100 years old.
Southern Water starts sewer sealing scheme in West Sussex village
In a new project to protect communities in the village of Funtington in West Sussex, Southern Water teams are starting working to seal sewers.
Southern Water carries out sewer sealing work to reduce storm overflows
Southern Water is getting work underway to seal up to 2.2km of sewer to help reduce storm overflows near the village of Fairlight in East Sussex.
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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.” -
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.
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Scottish Water completes £235m investment in two-way connection between drinking water networks
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