Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Minister Richard Benyon has said that he “remains sceptical” on the cost of Thames Water’s proposed Thames Tunnel supersewer and that he could not possibly say that these would definitely be pegged at the current estimated level of £4.1 billion.

Thames Water's plans for the controversial super sewer came under fire again last week at a meeting in Fulham from highly vocal local opposition.

Innovative projects by two UK water companies to pump gas from sewage into the National Grid have both hit problems.

Thames Water has begun producing highly-combustible new renewable fuel that burns like wood chip in the form of sewage flakes.

A report in today’s Guardian newspaper says that London councils are calling for a radical rethink for Thames Water’s plans to build a “super sewer” for London.

The GBM joint venture of Galliford Try, MWH Treatment and Mott MacDonald, been awarded a suite of contracts worth £80m under its current AMP5 framework contract with Thames Water.

Hydro International has been awarded a three-year framework agreement with Thames Water for sludge handling and processing equipment.  

The Consumer Council for Water (CCWater), the body that represents water and sewerage consumers in England and Wales, has raised major concerns about the proposed Thames Tunnel in its consultation response.

Thames Water, Britain's biggest water company, this morning took the unprecedented step of declaring an amnesty for customers who use water without ever receiving a bill.

Thames Water is using a 280-strong team to identify invisible underground water leaks this winter before they escalate into big bursts above ground.