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Coffey tells EFRA Committee – recent floods worsened by “rain coming from opposite direction”
Environment Minister Thérèse Coffey has said that the recent floods caused by Storm Babet were exacerbated by the impacts of rain coming from the opposite direction.
“What happens in the Arctic doesn’t stay in the Arctic”: MPs call for better focus of Arctic issues in Whitehall and funding boost
In a new report published today, the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee points to research that the Arctic is warming four times faster than the rest of the globe.
Southern Water submits record £7.8 billion AMP8 Business Plan to Ofwat
Southern Water has today submitted a record £7.8 billion AMP8 Business Plan to Ofwat, marking its greatest ever single investment in the environment and creating an estimated 5,000 jobs across the region.
Southern Water tenders £4 million AMP7/8 Developer Services contract
Southern Water has gone out to tender with an AMP7/8 contract for developer services worth an estimated £4 million.
United Utilities welcomes this year’s cohort of 80 graduates and apprentices
United Utilities has welcomed this year’s cohort of graduates and apprentices, with 80 new starters joining the North West’s water company.
United Utilities to set out £4 million plans to construct two new underground storm water storage tanks
United Utilities is holding two separate consultation events next week to set out its plans to invest £4 million in two new underground storm water storage tanks.
Mike Keil set to become CCW’s interim Chief Executive
Mike Keil will take the reins as the Consumer Council for Water’s (CCW) Interim Chief Executive from next month.
Northumbrian Water progresses five Innovation Festival projects with kick-starter funding for further development
Northumbrian Water is progressing five projects which came out of this year’s Innovation Festival with kick-starter funding for further development.
Housing construction company to pay pollution sanction for blocking Pitty Beck multiple times
A housing construction company and its contracted engineers will donate a total of £135,000 to the Aire Rivers Trust after polluting Pitty Beck multiple times while building a new housing estate near Bradford.
NI Water progresses procurement of £400 million water and wastewater network services contract
NI Water is progressing the upcoming procurement of its £400 million water and wastewater network services contract – the water company recently held a supplier engagement event for the retender of the contract in the Civic Centre, Craigavon.
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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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