Southern Water pleads guilty to pollution incidents in case brought by Environment Agency
Southern Water appeared at Medway Magistrates’ Court in Kent last week on Tuesday 22 April 2025, following an Environment Agency investigation into pollution incidents which took place between 2019 and 2021.
Banned chemical discharge into Yealm estuary costs multi-national company £744,000 in court
Multi-national owned International Paint Ltd, owned by multi-national AkzoNobel, was fined £650,000 and ordered to pay costs of £144,992 in court yesterday after a banned chemical entered the Site of Special Scientific Interest designated Yealm estuary in Devon.
Metal treatments firm ordered to pay £7k for illegal discharges
Walsall based JP Metal Treatments Limited has been ordered to pay more than £7,000 for making illegal discharges into the Severn Trent Water sewer network.
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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. -
Barhale completes two Rapid Action Taskforce Spills projects for Severn Trent
Barhale has completed work on two separate Rapid Action Taskforce Spills projects it is carrying out for Severn Trent.
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Scottish Water completes £235m investment in two-way connection between drinking water networks
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