Fish kill pollution incident from surface water drainage system costs Worcestershire firm over £1 million
A company has made a financial contribution of over £1 million to come into compliance and to deal with the effects of a pollution incident in 2018.
Southern Water continue black plastic biobeads beach pollution investigation
Southern Water is continuing to investigate the biobeads pollution which the company first reported on 10 November on its website after large quantities of black plastic biobeads were washed ashore at Camber Sands.
Thames21 calls for swift action to tackle threat to River Cherwell from massive illegal waste dump
Environmental charity Thames21 is calling for all river stakeholders, including the Environment Agency and Cherwell District Council, to work together in a swift manner to prevent a massive illegal waste dump from being washed into the River Cherwell.
Canada-based firm FREDsense launches first field-based PFAS detector delivering same-day, lab-quality results on site
Canadian-based firm FREDsense has launched the first field-based PFAS detector delivering same-day, lab-quality results on site - until now, testing for “forever chemicals” has required weeks of lab turnaround, slowing remediation, driving up costs and leaving communities exposed.
Drinking Water Inspectorate takes South West Water to court over Cryptosporidium outbreak
The Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) has announced that a court summons has been issued to South West Water Limited for prosecution for potential offences under section 70(1) of the Water Industry Act 1991 following its investigation into the Cryptosporidiosis outbreak event in the Brixham area in 2024.
Drainage water pollution costs East Midlands Airport £950,000+ in court
The Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted East Midlands Airport Ltd for allowing discharges of drainage water containing aircraft and runway de-icing fluid.
Herefordshire pollution incident costs Welsh Water £36,000 in court
Environment Agency investigation into sewage treatment plant at Clehonger - the water company has admitted exceeding permitted levels of ammonia 7 times in a year.
Huge loss of soil from potato field costs farmer over £40,000 for polluting river
A Taunton potato farmer has been prosecuted by the Environment Agency for causing silt, soil and potatoes to escape from a field and seriously pollute a tributary of the River Tone in Somerset.
Pumping station sewage pollution incident costs Yorkshire Water £364,000 in court
Yorkshire Water has been fined £350,000 after one of its sewage pumping stations polluted a York watercourse and ordered to pay costs of £14,028.65 and a victim surcharge of £170.
Southern Water pleads guilty to pollution incidents in case brought by Environment Agency
Southern Water appeared at Medway Magistrates’ Court in Kent last week on Tuesday 22 April 2025, following an Environment Agency investigation into pollution incidents which took place between 2019 and 2021.
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Sulzer launches global Water Treatment Center of Excellence for integrated water solutions
Sulzer has launched a new global Center of Excellence (CoE) for Water Treatment Solutions - the CoE consolidates Sulzer’s wastewater treatment expertise in a unified and global manner. -
Pumps prove to be smooth operators for Anglian Water
“SAS (Surplus Activated Sludge) is a bit weird and can do odd things,” says Stuart Chatten, Lead Bioresources Technician at Whitlingham Water Recycling Centre (WRC), one of Anglian Water’s principal centres for processing sewage, serving a population of 400,000. -
Owen Mace takes over as Director of BPF Plastic Pipes Group
Owen Mace has taken over as Director of the British Plastics Federation (BPF) Plastic Pipes Group on the retirement of Caroline Ayres. He was previously Standards and Technical Manager for the group. -
Ledbury engineering firm strengthens senior team as demand for water process systems grows
PureTec Separations, the Ledbury-based water treatment engineering firm, has appointed Dan Norman as its new Sales Manager – Water Process Systems, supporting the company’s continued growth in the UK and international markets.
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