Gloucester Gateway Ltd, owners of Gloucester M5 Services, have donated £60,000 to Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust following an Environment Agency investigation into a sewage pollution incident.
The pollution had been caused by blue tissue from the baby changing area being flushed down toilets causing a blockage, instead of being properly disposed of in bins. The company no longer provides the tissue in the toilets.
The Trust has received the donation towards its funds to help raise awareness amongst visitors to its new environmentally sustainable headquarters.
The money has come from an Enforcement Undertaking offered to the Environment Agency by Gloucester Gateway Limited, the owners of Gloucester M5 Services, for a sewage pollution incident that killed a significant number of fish, invertebrates and eels in the Tuffley Brook, Gloucester in March 2017.
The Trust will use the money to pay for a sustainable drainage system (SuDS), designed to showcase the importance of careful water management.
Environment Agency Officer Ian Skuse said:
“Enforcement Undertakings are an effective enforcement tool used by the Environment Agency to enable companies to address breaches of environmental legislation while supporting suitable environmental projects.”
“The contribution to Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust will help enhance the site, while providing an example of how modern drainage systems can work with the natural water cycle.”
Ray Moulds, Sales Director at Flood Control International, takes a look at how automated sliding floodgates are supporting secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites.
With the UK government demanding a 50% reduction in storm overflow spills by 2029, the era of reactive management is over. Speaking in the House of Commons on 21 July 2025, then environment secretary Steve Reed said, “This Government will cut water companies’ sewage pollution in half by the end of the decade.”
ERG, the leading supplier of odour control systems and industrial gas cleaning & thermal systems, has been awarded the coveted King’s Award for Enterprise.
Welsh Water’s new artificial intelligence-driven tool, ORAI, has been shortlisted for three categories at the prestigious British Data Awards 2026 – underscoring the company’s commitment to using cutting-edge technology to deliver better outcome for customers.
Hear how Scottish Water has completed its £235 million Ayrshire Glasgow Resilience Project - customers across Greater Glasgow, Ayrshire and East Renfrewshire will now benefit from a more secure and resilient water supply.
Hear how United Utilities is accelerating its investment to reduce spills from storm overflows across the Northwest.
Find out more about the remarkable career opportunities on offer at WSP - scroll down to watch the inspirational video.