South West Water has been ordered to pay £11,875 in fines and costs after sewage overflowed from a North Devon pumping station into a tributary of the River Taw. The case was brought by the Environment Agency.

CIWEM believes the new Sludge Directive may lead to more incinerators, increased consumer costs and higher CO2 levels.

The latest security of supply Report published yesterday by Ofwat shows that the industry has improved its overall capacity to meet planned levels of service and peak period conditions.

A second volume of guidance on River Basin Management Planning has been  published by Defra and the Welsh Assembly Government for consultation.

Failing to adhere to a condition of its licence cost Scottish Water £2,500 at Stirling Sheriff Court on Tuesday 2 September 2008.

The Water Industry Commission for Scotland (WICS), the economic regulator for Scottish Water, has issued its annual report for 2007-8.

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has published the results of the monitoring of bathing water quality around Scotland in 2008.

A new website has been launched to show businesses what choices they have when the water sector opens up to competition on April 1.

A report published today by the Drinking Water Quality Regulator (DWQR) confirms the overall quality of drinking water in Scotland has continued to improve. The regulator confirms that the “overall quality of the public supply in Scotland is now very high.”

Scottish Water has welcomed the report by the Drinking Water Quality Regulator (DWQR) which confirms that the overall quality of drinking water in Scotland has continued to improve.