Yorkshire Water reports largest weekly increase in reservoirs in over 30 years
Yorkshire Water has reported that reservoirs in Yorkshire have seen the largest weekly rise in over 30 years.
Southern Water installs huge engineering solution as part of £36 million upgrade at Horsham WwTW
Two enormous Archimedes screws - each the size of a double-decker bus – have been installed at Southern Water’s Horsham Wastewater Treatment Works as part of a £36 million upgrade at the West Sussex site.
Scottish Water’s Craigmaddie Reservoir Project recognised at 2025 Scottish Civil Engineering Awards
Scottish Water has announced it has won an award at this year’s Scottish Civil Engineering Awards, recognised as the highest honour for engineering excellence in the built environment.
Avove and Aqua Consultants announce five year strategic partnership
Environmental consultancy Aqua Consultants has entered a five-year strategic partnership with Avove, a leading provider of non-infrastructure, infrastructure and engineering services, enhancing its strategic approach to design and engineering.
Southern Water team removes discarded dumbbell from blocked Kent sewer
Artificial intelligence (AI) in Kent helped Southern Water find a significant blockage beneath the streets of Folkestone - which threatened to cause misery to the local community.
Southern Water to share £84m Andover water pipeline plans with public
Communities across the Andover area can find out how a new pipeline will improve the resilience of their water supplies at a series of drop-in sessions being held by Southern Water next month.
Multi-utility infrastructure group Last Mile appoints new CEO to accelerate next phase of growth
Last Mile, the multi-utility infrastructure group that designs, builds, owns and manages more than 910,000 connections across Great Britain, has today announced the appointment of Richard Thomas as CEO.
Yorkshire Water start work on £3 million Wentworth wastewater treatment works upgrade
Yorkshire Water is investing £3 million at its Wentworth Wastewater Treatment Works to increase capacity and improve performance.
Northumbrian Water welcomes first cohort of new apprentices
Northumbrian Water has officially welcomed the first phase of apprentices from its largest intake this year.
NI Water confirms wipes and fats cause of spill into local river - with clean-up "at significant cost"
NI Water has confirmed that a sewer spill into a local watercourse last week was caused by a blockage of baby wipes, and fats, oil and grease in the sewer.
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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. -
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