United Utilities - Wild Haweswater partnership announced as winner in global sustainability awards
Wild Haweswater, a partnership between the RSPB and landowner United Utilities, near Bampton in the Lake District, has won the annual Ashden Award for Natural Climate Solutions.
Irish Water and NI Water - €4.9m joint EU water quality project draws to a close
A major cross-border water quality project between Irish Water and NI Water funded under EU’s INTERREG VA programme drew to a close last week with the Source to Tap conference which took place at Fermanagh’s Lough Erne Resort.
Garden centres in England face ban on sale of peat under government’s new England Peat Action Plan
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has today published the government’s England Peat Action Plan setting out the government’s long-term vision for the management, protection and restoration of peatlands.
United Utilities plants trees and restores blanket bog to help combat climate change
In another step toward United Utilities’ goal of planting one million trees on its estates by 2030, the water company has planted 10,000 trees around its treatment works in Kinder, Derbyshire.
Scottish Water collaborates in major peat bog restoration initiative
Scottish Water is working as part of The Ugie Peatland Partnership (UPP), a consortium of eight different organisations, to restore 1500 hectares of peatland within the River Ugie catchment area in Aberdeenshire.
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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
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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