Following a review of the current regulatory regime for sludge treatment, storage and use, in 2021 the Agency intends to bring sludge and septic tank sludge into the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations (EPR). The Sludge (Use in Agriculture) Regulations (SUiAR) will no longer be needed.
Ofwat has taken the next steps to open the new bioresources market that uses treated sewage to generate energy.
Spanish environmental services, infrastructure and water management group FCC is heading up a project to convert waste treatment plants into bioenergy factories.
A £72 million new state-of the-art sludge treatment and anaerobic digestion facility at Yorkshire Water’s Knostrop works in the centre of Leeds has just been given the go ahead.
Clearfleau, UK market leaders in industrial anaerobic digestion (AD) for on-site renewable energy generation, has published the energy output results for its plant built for global food and beverage supplier Nestlé one year after commissioning.
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.”
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 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 has completed work on two separate Rapid Action Taskforce Spills projects it is carrying out for Severn Trent.