Northumbrian Water - County Durham trial could boost river protection work
Northumbrian Water engineers working on an £18 million project in a County Durham village are trialling an innovative solution to help protect and improve the region’s rivers, streams and coast.
OEP concludes investigation into regulation of combined sewer 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.
Yorkshire Water to start work on £7.9 million project on Ilkley storm overflow to reduce river Wharfe discharges
Yorkshire Water will begin upgrades at the Middleton sewage pumping station combined storm overflow (CSO) in Ilkley this week as part of a large-scale investment to improve bathing water quality in the river Wharfe.
Yorkshire Water starts work on £9.7 million project to reduce discharges into river Wharfe
Yorkshire Water has begun work on a £9.7 million investment at Addingham sewage pumping station (SPS) and Low Mill Lane combined storm overflow (CSO) to reduce discharges into the river Wharfe.
OEP - environmental watchdog finds Defra, Ofwat and Environment Agency failed to comply with environmental law on CSO regulation
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).
New report says low public understanding of UK water sector is leading to distrust
Low public knowledge about water has allowed misconceptions to take root and trust to be eroded in the sector, according to a new report, while expectations on the sector from government, stakeholders and customers have changed far more rapidly than the sector and its regulators can keep up with
Yorkshire Water - more multi-million pound investment underway to tackle storm overflows
Yorkshire Water is progressing its multi-million pound programme of works to tackle storm overflows to reduce discharges into local rivers and improve river water quality.
Exmouth Beach closed after sewage leak from South West Water Maer Road pumping station CSO
South West Water has now completed a temporary repair to a burst sewer pipe at its Maer Road pumping station which resulted in raw sewage spilling into the sea off Exmouth beach from its Maer rocks Combined Sewer Overflow.
Scottish Water starts work on £1.6 million CSO project to tackle sewer flooding in Cardross
Scottish Water is getting work underway on a on £1.6 million project to tackle sewer flooding in the village of Cardross on the Firth of Clyde.
Sewage discharges and storm overflows in AMP8 - standardisation key to keeping costs down and delivering projects
Dale Foster, Business Development Manager at wastewater technology specialists HUBER Technology UK, discusses why standardisation will be key to keeping costs down and delivering projects to tackling sewage discharges and storm overflows in AMP8.
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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. -
Barhale completes two Rapid Action Taskforce Spills projects for Severn Trent
Barhale has completed work on two separate Rapid Action Taskforce Spills projects it is carrying out for Severn Trent.
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Scottish Water completes £235m investment in two-way connection between drinking water networks
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