Water industry calls for Rivers Act and new national plan to improve the health of English rivers
Water companies have set out ambitious plans to dramatically improve the health of England’s rivers, including the creation of a new Rivers Act and the establishment of a new national action plan.
Rivers Trust call for greater investment to end river pollution
The Rivers Trust network of over 63 local Trusts in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland has today published its State of Our Rivers Report, which allows the English public to understand the health of their river like never before, on both a national and local scale.
Illegal sewage effluent discharge costs Yorkshire Water £186,000 in Court
The Environment Agency has prosecuted Yorkshire Water for illegally discharging sewage effluent into the Potter Carr Nature Reserve.
Luxury fashion group Kering sets exemplar approach to water use through sustainability ethos
In the run-up to the UN’S COP26 international climate change conference which takes place in Glasgow in November 2021, a detailed case study by Holly Kelsey, a Paris-based researcher in sustainable fashion takes an in-depth look at Kering, one of the world’s luxury fashion brands known for its commitment to sustainability.
Preventing rising main pollutions through machine learning and predictive data analytics
Mounting pressure on utilities to achieve zero pollution events has accelerated sewer investment and action planning but rising main sewers pose a unique challenge. Better analysis of existing data can mitigate risks, says George Heywood, analytics innovation lead for technology specialist Ovarro.
Welsh Water tops Environment Agency's annual environmental performance league table
Welsh Water has secured the top rating in the Environment Agency’s annual independent assessment of how water and sewerage companies have performed to protect and enhance the environment.
EA warns environmental performance of some water and sewerage companies in England “serious cause for concern”
The Environment Agency (EA) is warning that the environmental performance of some of the nine water and sewerage companies in England companies is giving “serious cause for concern”.
Southern Water - record £90m fine in Environment Agency prosecution
Southern Water has been handed a record £90 million fine after pleading guilty to thousands of illegal discharges of sewage which polluted rivers and coastal waters in Kent, Hampshire and Sussex.
Anglian Water pays out £100,000 to charity for 2 water pollutions
Anglian Water has paid out £100,000 under an Enforcement Undertaking to two environmental charities after breaching the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975.
Thames Water fined £4 million for major sewage pollution incident
Thames Water has been fined £4 million at Aylesbury crown court this week after untreated sewage escaped from sewers below London into a park and a river.