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ENVIRONMENT AGENCY CHIEF EXECUTIVE PHILIP DUFFYChief Executive of the Environment Agency Philip Duffy has written to Ofwat Chief David Black regarding the Ofwat performance related executive pay (PRP) prohibition rules for water industry category 1 incidents which came into effect on Friday.

DROUGHT LAKEThe Environment Agency convened a National Drought Group meeting yesterday to discuss the latest outlook –  the expert group was told England has now experienced driest March, April and May since 1893.

ANGLIAN WATER LOVE EVERY DROP VAN SIGNAGEAnglian Water has launched a preliminary market engagement exercise inviting suppliers to submit Expressions of Interest (EOI) in an upcoming contract for the maintenance of dosing equipment for phosphorus removal.

SOUTH WEST WATER Carnon Downs WWTW storm tankSouth West Water reduced storm overflow spills by 97% last year at one of its highest spilling sites in Cornwall as it continues to drive improvements in spill numbers across the region.

SUEZ SewerBall SolutionFollowing a successful trial by Severn Trent of an innovative new technology developed by French firm SUEZ to help detect potential problems in its sewer network, the water company now intends to purchase the devices and recruit a team of operators. The SewerBall® technology helped Severn Trent engineers detect potential problems in its network of sewer pipes up to three times more quickly than by using traditional methods.

WELSH WATER LOGO 350Dwr Cymru Welsh Water invested a record amount of £629 million during the last year of AMP7 in its water and wastewater networks, a 31% year-on-year increase to maintain and improve its assets according to the company’s interim financial results for 2024-25.

PEEL PORTS LONDON MEDWAYPeel Ports, which owns and operates six of the UK's most important ports and also operates a container terminal in Dublin, has awarded a number of general construction and marine construction frameworks worth an estimated £750 million.

YORKSHIRE WATER SUDS PLANTER INSTALLATION Pickering Community schoolYorkshire Water has installed 232 free sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) into schools across the county to help prevent storm water discharges to watercourses by slowing the flow of rain entering the sewer network.

OFWAT LOGOThe Government has granted Ofwat new powers to block water companies from paying bonuses to CEOs and CFOs – the new rule will come into force tomorrow to ban unjustified executive bonuses in the water sector.

HOUSE OF COMMONS BIG BENMPs on the cross-party House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) are calling on the Government to ban damaging activities such as bottom trawling in certain protected areas of England’s waters, in a report published today.

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