Northumbrian Water Group companies repair 17,700-plus water leaks in 2025
Northumbrian Water Group water companies have repaired more that 17,700 water leaks in the past year.
Anglian Water - numbers continue to rise as record 500,000 customers now receive extra support via Priority Services Register
Anglian Water has reached a significant milestone with a record number of more than 500,000 customers now supported through its free Priority Services Register (PSR) – and the numbers are continung to rise.
Uisce Éireann delivers first phase of essential works to strengthen Cork City’s wastewater network
Uisce Éireann has delivered the first phase of improvement works at Grand Parade Pumping Station in Cork, with phase one completed on schedule.
Yorkshire Water invests £16.8 million to strengthen water quality and resilience at Haisthorpe WTW
Yorkshire Water is investing £16.8 million at Haisthorpe Water Treatment Works, to create a nitrate removal plant that will enhance the reliable, sustainable, high quality drinking water provided to customers across East Yorkshire.
Former Sizewell C MD Julia Pyke joins Agilia Infrastructure Partners as Executive Chair
Julia Pyke, former Joint Managing Director of the Sizewell C nuclear power project, has been appointed Executive Chair of the infrastructure advisory Agilia Infrastructure Partners - she joins Agilia on 2nd April 2026.
South East Water reports progress on Resilience Plan and new executive appointments focused on investment delivery and technology change
South East Water has today provided an update on the actions that are being implemented to improve the resilience of the water supply network that serves 2.3 million customers across Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire.
Scottish Water gets ready for next phase of work at Seafield Waste Water Treatment Works
Scottish Water is getting ready for the next phase of work at Seafield Waste Water Treatment Works - the significant investment will further improve the odour performance of Scotland's largest waste water treatment works.
Brixham Cryptosporidiosis event in 2024 - South West Water pleads guilty in court
South West Water has entered a guilty plea following the court hearing on 4 March at Exeter Magistrates’ Court in relation to the Cryptosporidiosis outbreak event in the Brixham area in 2024 when Cryptosporidium was detected in the drinking water supply.
Pennon Group says price control deliverables on track for 2025/26 - but expects to be in net ODI penalty position
Pennon Group's price control deliverables on track for 2025/26 with programme efficiencies being secured as delivery progresses, according to its latest trading update for the period from 30 September 2025 to 9 March 2026.
Yorkshire Water set to start work on £90 million storm overflow programme in Bradford
Yorkshire Water is set to continue progress on its £1.5 billion storm overflow investment programme, with its first scheme in Bradford starting on Monday 23 March.
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Webinar to explore moving indirect potable water reuse to full implementation
UK water companies are invited to join an upcoming webinar which will explore how the sector can take indirect potable reuse (IPR) from concept to full-scale operational reality. -
Kohtari CEO says joined-up water intelligence needed to predict, not just react - not more data
James Sumsion, CEO of predictive water intelligence specialists Kohtari, says the water sector needs to take a giant leap forward, so that it can anticipate and act upon water quality issues - rather than merely react. -
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.”
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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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