The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) is to conclude its investigation into the regulation of combined sewer overflows after securing significant progress in tackling the issues it has raised.

Yorkshire Water will begin upgrades at the Middleton sewage pumping station combined storm overflow (CSO) in Ilkley this week as part of a large-scale investment to improve bathing water quality in the river Wharfe.

Yorkshire Water has begun work on a £9.7 million investment at Addingham sewage pumping station (SPS) and Low Mill Lane combined storm overflow (CSO) to reduce discharges into the river Wharfe.

The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) has concluded that there have been failures to comply with environmental law by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), the Environment Agency (EA) and Ofwat following an investigation into the regulation of network combined sewer overflows (CSOs).

Low public knowledge about water has allowed misconceptions to take root and trust to be eroded in the sector, according to a new report, while expectations on the sector from government, stakeholders and customers have changed far more rapidly than the sector and its regulators can keep up with

Yorkshire Water is progressing its multi-million pound programme of works to tackle storm overflows to reduce discharges into local rivers and improve river water quality.

South West Water has now completed a temporary repair to a burst sewer pipe at its Maer Road pumping station which resulted in raw sewage spilling into the sea off Exmouth beach from its Maer rocks Combined Sewer Overflow.

Scottish Water is getting work underway on a on £1.6 million project to tackle sewer flooding in the village of Cardross on the Firth of Clyde.

Dale Foster, Business Development Manager at wastewater technology specialists HUBER Technology UK, discusses why standardisation will be key to keeping costs down and delivering projects to tackling sewage discharges and storm overflows in AMP8.

Scottish Water has published its annual data on overflows from the public waste water system in line with regulatory requirements and the company’s commitment to sharing more information on its performance.