Yorkshire Water has begun work on a £900,000 scheme to reduce discharges from its storm overflow at the Marton-le-Moor wastewater treatment works.

United Utilities is looking to lead by example when it comes to how rainwater is managed at its head office in Warrington.

Yorkshire Water is investing £2.4 million to reduce discharges into Cottingley Beck from the Manor Drive storm overflow, as it continues to improve water quality in the region’s watercourses.

Southern Water is getting work underway to seal up to 2.2km of sewer to help reduce storm overflows near the village of Fairlight in East Sussex.

Yorkshire Water is investing £4.9 million in major improvement works to reduce discharges from the Bridge Road storm overflow in Horbury going into the river Calder to help improve water quality and reduce the likelihood of surface water flooding.

Ofwat has today proposed that three water companies will be fined a total of £168 million for failing to manage their wastewater treatment works and networks, as part of the first batch of outcomes from its biggest ever investigation.

Yorkshire Water is planning to invest over £5 million in three storm overflows in and around Chesterfield to reduce the number of storm water charges into Calow Brook, the river Hipper and the river Rother.

Ofwat has today announced that it is opening enforcement cases into four more water and wastewater companies as part of its ongoing investigation into how companies manage their wastewater treatment works and networks. 

Yorkshire Water is investing £1.6 million to reduce storm discharges into Fagley Beck as it continues to improve water quality in the region.

Northumbrian Water has started a ground-breaking £20 million project which is set to significantly reduce spills from storm overflows across Tyneside.