Southern Water has completed more than £3 million of upgrades to a wastewater treatment works which are directly benefitting the health of the River Adur and its tributaries.

Kier's Natural Resources, Nuclear & Networks division has been awarded a £20.9 million AMP8 contract by Severn Trent to design, construct and commission major upgrades at the company's Worcester Sewage Treatment Works.

A major collaborative study into alternative approaches to phosphorus removal at rural wastewater treatment works has delivered promising results, with one new method already in use by a UK water company.

United Utilities has invested £20 million upgrading the wastewater treatment works in Congleton, improving the quality of water returning to the River Dane, protecting wildlife and reducing its overall environmental impact.

Yorkshire Water has started work at its Clayton West wastewater treatment site in West Yorkshire in an investment totalling £18.9 million to improve water quality in the river Dearne.

Yorkshire Water is making progress on a £17 million investment in its Ripponden wastewater treatment works in West Yorkshire, to improve water quality in the river Ryburn, and reduce discharges from its storm overflow following prolonged or heavy rainfall.

Southern Water is working in collaboration with United Utilities, the University of Portsmouth, Wessex Water, Power & Water, Evergreen, Hydro Industries and Kolina to find new ways to tackle phosphorus pollution.

Yorkshire Water is investing a total of £8.9 million across its Ingbirchworth and Hoylandswaine wastewater treatment sites in South Yorkshire to improve water quality in both the river Don, and Banks Bottom Dike.

Yorkshire Water has awarded an £11 million bundle of Phosphorous-removal (P-removal) works to the BarhaleEnpure Joint Venture at five sites around Barnsley, South Yorkshire.

Southern Water is beginning work to increase the storm storage capacity at Balcombe Wastewater Treatment Works.