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Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water and Cardiff University partner in strategic alliance for collaboration and research
Cardiff University and Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water have signed a strategic partnership for future collaboration and research. The agreement between Wales’ biggest research university and the only not-for-profit utility company in Wales and England will facilitate mutual access to research, services and expertise.
Scottish Water to invest £100m to expand intelligent asset base following wastewater technology trials
Scottish Water is in the early stages of investing up to £100 million over the next five years in its intelligent asset base which is designed to use new technology to monitor sewage pipes.
Yorkshire Water gets government funding for Fibre in Water investigations
Yorkshire Water and partners have received a Government grant to kickstart the fibre in water market within the UK.
Ofwat consults on proposal to modify regulation fee cap of water company licences
Ofwat has launched an informal consultation on its proposal to modify licence fees paid by water companies which are currently capped – the regulator’s aim is to ensure that the budget agreed with HM Treasury as part of the 2021 Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) can be funded and to future-proof the fee cap.
United Utilities tenders £26.7m AMP7 contract for Granular Activated Carbon & Powder Activated Carbon
United Utilities has gone out to tenders with an AMP7 contract for the supply and delivery of Granular Activated Carbon & Powder Activated Carbon worth an estimated £26.7 million.
Liz Barber to retire as Yorkshire Water CEO - Nicola Shaw appointed successor
Yorkshire Water has announced today that after nearly 12 years with the company, nine as CFO and close to three years as CEO, Liz Barber is to retire with effect from May 6.
Ofwat prioritises river water quality and environmental outcomes in forward programme for 2022-23
Ofwat is set to prioritise river water quality and environmental outcomes in the year ahead, according to its newly-published forward work programme for 2022-23.
Environment Agency publishes flood hydrology roadmap to help predict and manage flood risk
The Environment Agency has published a flood hydrology roadmap setting out a 25-year vision to help predict and manage flood risk.
Anglian Water and Severn Trent announce pledges to transform river water quality across their regions
Anglian Water has joined forces with Severn Trent to announce a Get River Positive Plan: five pledges to transform river water quality across their regions.
Environment Agency Chief warns water crisis is "a ticking time bomb"
Chief Executive of the Environment Agency Sir James Bevan is warning that the water crisis a ticking time bomb - with issues including water quality, population growth, water shortages and climate change.
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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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