Innovative nature-based and engineering solutions designed to cut storm overflows into Chichester Harbour are set for a series of Hampshire and West Sussex communities.

Yorkshire Water is starting work next week on a £5.3 million investment at Church Street combined sewer overflow (CSO), Darton – the first of 92 storm discharge reduction projects across South Yorkshire over the next five years.

Southern Water has announced more new schemes to tackle storm overflows in Kent - Queenborough. Sittingbourne. Faversham. Herne Bay and Whitstable will all benefit from from multi-million-pound projects.

Yorkshire Water has broken ground on its £1.5 billion storm overflow investment project between 2025 and 2030, with the first scheme starting in Leeds this week.

The village of Hamble near Southampton will be the latest area in Hampshire to benefit from Southern Water’s work to reduce storm overflows.

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.

United Utilities is rolling out new AI technology to better understand the performance of its storm overflows.

Severn Trent is reporting a strong start to the AMP8 investment period 2025-30 in its latest trading update for the period to 9 July 2025.

United Utilities is set to invest £215 million in improving water quality around Tameside over the next five years.

An innovative solution from NI Water has enabled the reopening of Newry for new development – the town’s development was stalled by severe wastewater issues, including overloaded treatment works and storm overflows, with a traditional £107 million fix deemed unaffordable.