A key phase of a £13 million sewer upgrade project to support new housing in Stirlingshire has been completed after Scottish Water successfully tunnelled under the main railway line linking Glasgow to the north east of Scotland.

Yorkshire Water’s strategy to generate at least 40% of its own operational energy took a major step forward recently with the switch-on of five solar farm sites at Filey, Malton, Belle Vue, Monk Bretton and Harrogate South.

Anglian Water has recently hit a huge milestone in its smart metering programme, with over 1.3 million smart meters now connected across the East of England. This marks the largest smart meter rollout of any UK water company.

South West Water has started work on the next phase of a £12 million project in Sidmouth to improve the town’s sewage network, reduce the use of storm overflows and protect the quality of its bathing waters.

The River Meon in Hampshire is set to benefit from a multi-million pound investment - Southern Water has successfully completed a £2.7 million scheme to improve water quality at one the iconic chalk stream.

Scottish Water has reached a major milestone in its sewer pipeline project in Perth - more than five kilometres of new sewer has been installed in the Inveralmond area of the city, as the project enters the final stretch.

United Utilities is getting ready to start work in January on a project to upgrade water mains in Windermere.