South West Water recently received planning approval and has started work on a first time waste water treatment scheme that will dramatically improve the quality of the coastal waters in Boscastle, Bossiney and Tintagel.

Scottish Water is about to start work an important flood alleviation project in Paisley. The £550,000 project, which is expected to start today, is designed to reduce the risk of flooding which has affected five properties.

Thames Water's London On Tap campaign, which promotes tap water across the capital, was this week awarded a 'Big Tick' from Business in the Community, the UK's most influential, independent, peer-assessed corporate responsibility awards.

United Utilities latest financial results for the year ending 31 March 2009 show underlying pretax profit up 12% at £532M, with underlying operating profit up by 10% to £742M and a revenue increase of 3% to £2.435bn.

May Gurney have outlined ambitious plans to slash emissions by 50% over the next three years as part of its commitment to meet the needs of a low-carbon economy and, ultimately, to be carbon neutral by 2014.

Anglian Water won a string of awards from Business in the Community last week, confirming it as one of the country’s most community-minded and environmentally conscious companies.

Despite the increasingly difficult economic environment, Welsh Water, the not-for-profit company owned by Glas Cymru, has reported a year of continued good progress in operational and environmental performance and in customer service, raising its 'customer dividend' to £21 per customer.