Uisce Éireann adopts 25 year Water Services Strategic Plan 2050
Uisce Éireann has announced that its Water Services Strategic Plan 2050 (WSSP 2050) has been approved by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage James Browne TD and subsequently adopted by the Uisce Éireann Board.
Scottish Water tenders £7.1 million contract for supply and delivery of powder activated carbon for water treatment
Scottish Water has gone out to tender with a contract for supply and delivery of powder activated carbon for water treatment worth an estimated £7.1 million.
Anglian Water hits major delivery milestone on Strategic Pipeline
Anglian Water's multi-million-pound water network – one of Europe’s biggest environmental projects and the most important in the company's history – has reached a major milestone of pipelaying completion across the entire southern stretch of its Strategic Pipeline.
Thames Water awards £72 million AMP8 contract for dedicated security patrol and response service
Thames Water has awarded an AMP8 contract for a dedicated security patrol and response service to a single supplier worth an estimated £72 million (inc VAT).
United Utilities awards £558,000 AMP8 contract for single containerised sludge screening unit
United Utilities has awardedan AMP8 contract for the supply and delivery ofa single containerised sludge screening and declassification unit worth an estimated £558,000 (inc VAT).
Flood Re tenders £120k contract for household surveying and analysis services
Flood Re, the joint initiative between the Government and insurers which aims to make the flood cover part of household insurance policies more affordable, has gone out to tender with a contract for household surveying and analysis services worth an estimated £120,000 (inc VAT).
Forestry Commission £4m+ Buildings Compliance Framework tender includes 3 Lots for water services
Forestry England, the operative component of the Forestry Commission, has gone out to tender with a contract to put a Buildings Compliance Framework in place worth £4.092 million (inc VAT) - 3 of the Lots are for water services with a combined total value of £1.41 million (inc VAT).
Drainage water pollution costs East Midlands Airport £950,000+ in court
The Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted East Midlands Airport Ltd for allowing discharges of drainage water containing aircraft and runway de-icing fluid.
Poor health scores for rivers mask biodiversity improvements, experts tell Defra
The system for assessing the health of England’s rivers states just 14% are in good ecological health but an independent report for Defra says this masks improvements in freshwater biodiversity – and has proposed an alternative monitoring standard.
New report warns vanishing wetlands put $39 trillion in global benefits on the line
A new report by the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, the Global Wetland Outlook 2025: Valuing, conserving, restoring and financing wetlands (GWO 2025), warns that without urgent action, one fifth of the world’s remaining wetlands could vanish by 2050.
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IED compliance – using automated sliding floodgates to support secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites
Ray Moulds, Sales Director at Flood Control International, takes a look at how automated sliding floodgates are supporting secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites. -
Making storm overflow data make Sense – Metasphere launches dedicated monitoring device
With the UK government demanding a 50% reduction in storm overflow spills by 2029, the era of reactive management is over. Speaking in the House of Commons on 21 July 2025, then environment secretary Steve Reed said, “This Government will cut water companies’ sewage pollution in half by the end of the decade.” -
King’s Award for Enterprise shows ERG moving forward with growth in UK and Asia
ERG, the leading supplier of odour control systems and industrial gas cleaning & thermal systems, has been awarded the coveted King’s Award for Enterprise. -
Welsh Water’s ORAI system shortlisted for three categories at the British Data Awards 2026
Welsh Water’s new artificial intelligence-driven tool, ORAI, has been shortlisted for three categories at the prestigious British Data Awards 2026 – underscoring the company’s commitment to using cutting-edge technology to deliver better outcome for customers.
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Scottish Water completes £235m investment in two-way connection between drinking water networks
Hear how Scottish Water has completed its £235 million Ayrshire Glasgow Resilience Project - customers across Greater Glasgow, Ayrshire and East Renfrewshire will now benefit from a more secure and resilient water supply. -
United Utilities accelerates investment to reduce spills from storm overflows across Northwest
Hear how United Utilities is accelerating its investment to reduce spills from storm overflows across the Northwest.
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