Yorkshire Water is investing £2m in its sewerage network in Wentworth village, near Rotherham, to improve the stability and reliability of the drainage network and support the continued health of watercourses in the region.

Uisce Éireann, working in partnership with Sligo County Council, has announced the completion of a significant upgrade to the sewer network in Rosses Point.

South West Water has completed work on a scheme to upgrade sections of the sewerage network in Dawlish as part of an ongoing commitment to protect bathing water and the environment while reducing pollution.

Wessex Water is nearing completion of a new 6.5km underground pipeline to connect Bristol’s existing trunk sewer in Lawrence Weston to the Frome Valley relief sewer near Cribbs Causeway.

Anglian Water is starting work this week on a £1.5 million first time sewage system for Ashingdon in Essex.

Philip Dunne MP, Chair of the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee is calling for the water companies to double their investment in water treatment.

Wessex Water has successfully used the Hydro-Brake® Drop self-activating conveyance and flow control system to protect critical sewer infrastructure by counteracting hydrogen sulfide and drastically reducing related sulfuric acid corrosion and odour issues. 

Southern Water has reported a fifteen-fold improvement in its performance to prevent sewer flooding incidents in the past year.

Yorkshire Water and Northumbrian Water are two of four UK utility companies working together to provide a £21 billion package of network improvements over the next ten years in the North East of England.

United Utilities has announced plans for a £5M scheme at Maryport aimed at improving bathing beaches and delicate coastal environments.