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AMP8 - Anglian Water kicks off largest ever £11 billion infrastructure and environmental programme
Tomorrow Anglian Water will start work on its AMP8 five-year business plan for 2025-30, kicking off the largest ever infrastructure and environmental programme across the East - and the company says redoubling efforts to tackle storm overflow spill lies at the heart of the £11 billion plan.
Severn Trent and Staffordshire County Council collaborate to tackle ongoing flooding issues in Eccleshall
Severn Trent and Staffordshire County Council have made significant strides in tackling ongoing flooding issues in Eccleshall.
United Utilities awards £120 million AMP8/9 framework contracts for specialist design development partners
United Utilities has awarded a major AMP8 framework contract for specialist design development partners to support the company’s delivery of both infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects in AMP8 and AMP9 - the contract had an estimated total value of £120 million when it went out to tender in April 2024.
Northumbrian Water leads South Tyne Holistic Water Management Project to improve river water quality
Organisations from across the South Tyne area have been brought together by 22 projects to improve the local environment and river health in local communities, led by Northumbrian Water.
Competition Appeal Tribunal rejects case seeking £840 million in compensation brought against six UK water companies
The Competition Appeal Tribunal has rejected a case brought against six UK water companies in September 2024 for allegedly misleading regulators about the number of discharges of untreated sewage made into rivers, lakes, coastal areas, and other waterways causing damage to the environment.
Southern Water tenders £50 million AMP8 contract for Slow the Flow Interventions.
Southern Water has gone out to tender with an AMP8 contract for Slow the Flow Interventions with an estimated value of £50 million.
French Parliament passes new law banning PFAS "forever chemicals"
Yesterday France passed a new law that will ban PFAS in several products including clothing and cosmetics. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a family of over 10,000 highly persistent synthetic chemicals often called ‘forever chemicals’, because they do not break down easily in the environment.
Anglian Water awards £14.4m AMP8 contract for grit, screening and iron sludge waste management services
Anglian Water has awarded an AMP8 contract for grit, screening and iron sludge waste management services worth an estimated £14.4 million.
HS1 Ltd tenders £450,000 contract for sustainable asset management framework.
HS1 Ltd has gone out tender with a contract to put a sustainable asset management framework in place worth an estimated £450,000.
United Utilities nears completion of major £29 million upgrade at Leyland Wastewater Treatment Works
United Utilities is nearing completion of a major £29 million upgrade at Leyland Wastewater Treatment Works. The three-year project which began in 2022 will play an important role in improving water quality in the River Lostock.
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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
Hear how Scottish Water has completed its £235 million Ayrshire Glasgow Resilience Project - customers across Greater Glasgow, Ayrshire and East Renfrewshire will now benefit from a more secure and resilient water supply. -
United Utilities accelerates investment to reduce spills from storm overflows across Northwest
Hear how United Utilities is accelerating its investment to reduce spills from storm overflows across the Northwest.
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