United Utilities consults on £114m wastewater project
United Utilities is consulting local communities on its plans for a three-year wastewater treatment overhaul at their facilities in Chadderton and Royton.
Ofwat continues Anglian Water anti-competitive pricing investigation
Ofwat has issued a Supplementary Statement of Objections as part of its continuing investigation into whether Anglian Water behaved in an anti-competitive way in its pricing conduct at the ‘Fairfield’ development in Milton Keynes.
Go-ahead for AD Plant at Yorkshire Water’s Knostrop Sewage Treatment Works
Kelda Water Services Limited, owners of Yorkshire Water, has been granted full planning permission to build an Anaerobic Digestion Plant at the Knostrop Sewage Treatment Works in Leeds.
Severn Trent Water invests £550K+ in sewer upgrade
Severn Trent Water is investing more than half a million pounds to upgrade the way sewage is treated in Cutnall Green in Worcestershire.
Northumbrian Water fined £30,000 over pollution incidents
Northumbrian Water Ltd has been fined a total of £30,000 for two sewage pollution incidents that happened last year, one of which was partly due to monitoring equipment failure.
Severn Trent Water fined over sewage pollution of brook
Severn Trent Water Limited pleaded guilty at Telford Magistrates’ Court yesterday to polluting the Pudding Brook in Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire with untreated sewage.
£10m Yorkshire Water scheme nears completion
Almost £10 million worth of investment by Yorkshire Water into the water infrastructure is nearing completion in Ingbirchworth, providing the village with improved water and sewerage services.
Pump failure results in £6k pollution fine for Scottish Water
Scottish Water was fined £6,000at Stirling Sheriff Court yesterday for causing untreated sewage to enter the Dragon Burn.
Ofwat issues new retail supply water licences
Water industry regulator Ofwat has issued two new retail supply water licences to Northumbrian Water Group Business Ltd And Peel Water Networks.
Suffolk skeletons discovered in £9m Anglian Water scheme
Nine skeletons and many other artefacts have been unearthed by archaeologists working on behalf of Anglian Water in Suffolk prior to installing a £9 million, 31km water pipeline.
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South West Water explores new approach to sludge dewatering in UK-first municipal trial
South West Water has hosted the first municipal trial of the Fournier Rotary Press in the UK, assessing its potential to improve sludge dewatering performance and support future biosolids standards. -
Uniwater strengthens its UK presence with acquisition of Hy‑Ram Engineering
Uniwater has acquired Hy-Ram Engineering, a specialist in tooling, products and hire for the water sector, based in Mansfield, England. -
Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd in new collaboration for Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal
Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd have announced a collaboration agreement to bring Clean TeQ Water's Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal technologies to water utilities across the UK. -
BactoSense ID cuts wastewater and bathing water bacteria testing from days to minutes
Near-real-time microbial monitoring of wastewater discharge and bathing waters is now possible thanks to the BactoSense ID solution created by Swiss-based bNovate Technologies.
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Southern Water showcases last footage inside Yew Hill Reservoir before filling
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