Ofwat has today announced a £62.8 million enforcement package following its finding that Anglian Water has breached its legal obligations in operating its wastewater treatment works and network.

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).

Anglian Water has this week launched its new storm overflow map showing where storm overflow monitors are located and providing near real time information on any activations.

The West Sussex village of Bosham has been announced as Southern Water’s latest pilot project in rolling out innovative nature-based and engineering solutions to cut storm overflows.

Wessex Water has completed the construction of a £2 million project which will help to enhance the health of the River Avon running through west Wiltshire.

Yorkshire Water is planning to invest £1.3 million in Temple Normanton to reduce the number of storm overflows into Muster Brook, a tributary of the river Rother.

Severn Trent is set to start work in Ludlow next month to move a stretch of the River Teme towards bathing quality in a groundbreaking river health project.

United Utilities has published a road map showing how it will deliver cleaner rivers, beaches and lakes across the North West – the biggest investment of its kind in the UK.

Severn Trent has announced it will invest over £4.4 billion on its storm overflows to help improve river health across its region.  The investment is part of the water company’s Storm Overflow Action Plan to meet government and industry targets.

Environment Secretary Steve Barclay MP has announced today that over £180 million of investment will be fast-tracked over the next 12 months to prevent more than 8000 sewage spills polluting English waterways.