United Utilities says its multi-million-pound investment plan to reduce spills from storm overflows is moving at pace across the North West.

South West Water has published an update on its storm overflow performance following the publication yesterday by the Environment Agency of water company Event Duration Monitoring (EDM) Annual Return data for 2024 showing the frequency and duration of spills from storm overflows in England.

Northumbrian Water is reporting that spills from storm overflows have reduced across the North East due to investment projects and innovative steps taken by the company.   

Following the publication by the Environment Agency of water company Event Duration Monitoring (EDM) Annual Return data for 2024, Anglian Water’s Director of Water Recycling Emily Timmins, sets out Anglian Water’s plans to cut storm overflows over the next five years.

The Environment Agency has today published water company Event Duration Monitoring (EDM) Annual Return data for 2024 showing the frequency and duration of spills from storm overflows in England - total duration of monitored spill events in 2024 reached a record 3,614,428 hours.

South West Water teams are targeting storm overflows across its as part of a record £3.2 billion investment over the next five years.

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has officially launched its interactive map which provides near real-time information about the operation of its storm overflows to coincide with the start of the UK bathing season.

Northumbrian Water has launched an interactive digital map to show people up-to-date information on Storm Overflows across the North East.

The Environment Agency has today published its Event Duration Monitoring (EDM) data for 2023 showing the frequency and duration of spills from storm overflows in England.

The Environment Agency (EA) has launched a new whistleblowing portal to make it easier for internal water company whistleblowers to safely report serious environmental wrongdoing by their water companies.