Wessex Water progresses conservation work as part of Water Industry National Environment Programme
Wessex Water is beginning work on a five-year restoration project as part of the Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP) which will see the water company sensitively improve sites including mixed deciduous woodland, lowland grassland, ponds, lowland meadows and saltmarsh, to the benefit of their associated wildlife.
Environment Agency-led £5m Yorkshire Environment Programme created or improved 82+ hectares of habitat in past year
The Environment Agency’s programme of improvements across Yorkshire has created or improved more than 82 hectares of habitat in the past year.
Scottish Water drains Borders reservoir to facilitate Scottish Environment Protection Agency investigatory works
Scottish Water has shared images and video taken from the bottom of a Borders dam which has been drained for the first time ever in order to help the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) determine the future of the structure.
New report warns salmon stocks in UK rivers reaching crisis point
Wild Atlantic salmon stocks in UK rivers are reaching crisis point, according to the latest stock assessment report which estimates they are at their lowest levels on record.
Environment Agency report warns potential loss of biodiversity and wildlife is existential risk to human survival
Sir James Bevan, Chief Executive at the Environment Agency is warning of a ‘silent spring’ for wildlife if warnings are ignored and urging action ahead of the UN Convention of Biological Diversity in Canada in December 2022. A third of British pollinator species have declined with a fifth of UK plants threatened with extinction.
Climate change - Wildlife Trusts warns radical action needed to tackle dramatic decline in nature
The Wildlife Trusts are warning that radical action is needed to tackle a dramatic decline in nature in the face of climate change - an assessment of the projected impacts on the Wildlife Trusts’ huge estate across 400 square miles shows the scale of the climate crisis.
First of its kind £1.5m nature restoration project to reduce flood risk in Lancashire gets underway
The Wyre Natural Flood Management project (Wyre NFM) is set to invest £1.5 millon to reduce flood risk to communities in Lancashire.
Progress in joint Natural England and Environment Agency River Lugg prosecution
A joint prosecution by Natural England and the Environment Agency for damages to the River Lugg has progressed following guilty pleas by the defendant.
Somerset wetlands becomes England’s biggest super national nature reserve
England’s second ‘super’ National Nature Reserve (NNR) has been declared in Somerset by Natural England on the 70th anniversary of the creation of national nature reserves.
South American weevils released as biocontrol to protect UK waterways against invasive non-native plant
In a world-first, South American weevils have been released in England to fight against the invasive non-native species floating pennywort, as part of Invasive Species Week.
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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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