Environment Agency revamps EPA ratings to drive better water company performance with new and tighter metrics
The Environment Agency is pushing water companies to strengthen their efforts to improve the environment by tightening up the way it ranks and tracks their performance - from 2027, the EA’s annual Environmental Performance Assessment (EPA) reporting will look different.
South West Water's real-time monitoring network drives faster action on storm overflows
South West Water’s investment in cutting-edge, real-time monitoring technology is transforming how storm overflows are managed - reducing spills, enabling faster responses, and protecting the environment.
Scottish Water progresses major multi-million pound investment programme to tackle storm overflows
Scottish Water is well underway with the first wave of engineering projects in its major £500 million pound investment programme to tackle storm overflows.
Thames Water tenders £60.24 million AMP8 contract for supply, repair, installation & maintenance of Sewer Depth & Event Duration Monitors
Thames Water has gone out to tender with a major AMP8 contract for the supply, repair, installation and maintenance of sewer depth and Event Duration Monitors worth an estimated £60.24 million (inc VAT).
South West Water investigates Salcombe Regis storm overflow high spill numbers
South West Water is in the process of investigating the cause of the high spill numbers during 2024 from its Salcombe Regis storm overflow.
Southern Water gets ready for start of bathing water season on 15 May
A giant countdown clock is on display in Southern Water’s Operational Control Centre – ticking down the days until the start of the Environment Agency’s bathing water season.
Storm overflow discharge data - Yorkshire Water reduces storm discharges to watercourses by 12% in 2024
Following yesterday’s publication by the Environment Agency of data on water companies' spills from storm overflows in 2024, Yorkshire Water has reported that the company reduced the number of discharges from storm overflows to the region’s watercourses by 12% in 2024 – a reduction of 9,595 discharges.
United Utilities - latest EDM data reveals significant reduction in storm overflow spills
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 publishes update on storm overflow discharge performance
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.
Environment Agency data shows water companies' spills from storm overflows ran for record 3.61 million hours in 2024
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.
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Pumps prove to be smooth operators for Anglian Water
“SAS (Surplus Activated Sludge) is a bit weird and can do odd things,” says Stuart Chatten, Lead Bioresources Technician at Whitlingham Water Recycling Centre (WRC), one of Anglian Water’s principal centres for processing sewage, serving a population of 400,000. -
Owen Mace takes over as Director of BPF Plastic Pipes Group
Owen Mace has taken over as Director of the British Plastics Federation (BPF) Plastic Pipes Group on the retirement of Caroline Ayres. He was previously Standards and Technical Manager for the group. -
Ledbury engineering firm strengthens senior team as demand for water process systems grows
PureTec Separations, the Ledbury-based water treatment engineering firm, has appointed Dan Norman as its new Sales Manager – Water Process Systems, supporting the company’s continued growth in the UK and international markets. -
BactoCloud platform for bNovate’s BactoSense instruments brings new understanding of water quality
bNovate has launched BactoCloud, a secure cloud-based platform that connects and manages its BactoSense instruments, enabling real-time monitoring and optimization of microbial water quality.
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