New water quality data published by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) on phosphorus levels in Welsh Special Area of Conservation (SAC) rivers shows small improvements, while interim water quality classifications for Welsh rivers hold steady.

The Welsh and UK Government have announced a new £1 million joint research initiative to tackle water quality issues in the River Wye.

Northumbrian Water has completed an £11 million project which will see water quality in a County Durham burn protected and sewerage services futureproofed.

Northumbrian Water has completed a £4.9 million project that will help to protect water quality in the River Tyne. Upgrades at the water company’s sewage treatment works (STW) in Hexham will ensure the site’s resilience and help maintain the quality of the final effluent released, reducing the risk of pollution.

Additive Catchments and Capgemini have announced a key partnership to scale Additive Catchments’ Catchment Monitoring as a Service (CMaaS®) platform.

United Utilities is nearing completion of a major £29 million upgrade at Leyland Wastewater Treatment Works. The three-year project which began in 2022 will play an important role in improving water quality in the River Lostock.

Yorkshire Water has completed a £4.2 million project at the Shaw Mills wastewater treatment works near Harrogate, which will improve water quality in Thornley Beck and the river Nidd.

United Utilities has announced plans to improve water quality in the Micker Brook which runs through Bramhall in Stockport.

Northumbrian Water is investing £840,000 in an environmental protection scheme in Bishop Auckland by reducing spills from the sewer network.

Untreated sewage discharges and unpermitted outfalls have caused dangerously high levels of bacteria to be found at multiple sites across a nine-mile stretch of the River Roding, London’s third longest river, a new study by environmental charity Thames21 and The River Roding Trust has found.