United Utilities starts work on Mobile Organic Biofilm tech project to improve water quality in Windermere catchment
United Utilities has started work this week on a project to improve water quality in Elterwater, within the Windermere catchment.
Yorkshire Water begins innovative upgrade at Kirklington wastewater treatment site
Yorkshire Water has begun £1.6 million of improvements at Kirklington treatment works to improve local watercourses Holme Beck and Healam Beck.
Southern Water completes West Sussex and Surrey £7.5 million wastewater treatment upgrades
Southern Water has completed two wastewater treatment upgrades in West Sussex and Surrey with a total value of £7.5 million.
Yorkshire Water progresses work on £11 million upgrades at wastewater treatment works in Barnsley
Yorkshire Water is progressing work on £11 million worth of upgrades at wastewater treatment works in Barnsley – preparatory work is now underway at its Worsborough wastewater treatment site for a c £4 million upgrade to improve performance.
Southern Water completes multi-million-pound scheme to boost West Sussex water quality
Southern Water has completed nearly £4 million of work to help improve water quality and protect the environment in a West Sussex village.
United Utilities - successful trial of Flocell phosphorus reduction technology adds to range of treatment options
A water efficient, low energy, phosphorus reduction technology from wastewater treatment specialist WCS Environmental Engineering (WCSEE) and sustainable filtration specialist Flocell has been trialled and purchased by United Utilities to help deliver tightened phosphorus removal consents at one of its wastewater treatment works.
Thames Water completes £17.4 million upgrade at Buntingford Sewage Treatment Works
Thames Water has completed a £17.4 million upgrade at its Buntingford Sewage Treatment Works (STW) which has increased the site's capacity by 20%.
United Utilities - Chapel en le Frith Wastewater Treatment Works receives £12 million upgrade
High Peak MP Jon Pearce has visited United Utilities Chapel en le Frith’s Wastewater Treatment Works to find out more about how a £12 million upgrade is enhancing river water quality in Black Brook and the River Goyt.
Yorkshire Water progresses £7.3m Phosphorus reduction project at Pocklington wastewater treatment site
Yorkshire Water is delivering a £7.3 million project at its Pocklington wastewater treatment site in East Riding of Yorkshire, designed to improve water quality in Pocklington Beck.
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Webinar to explore moving indirect potable water reuse to full implementation
UK water companies are invited to join an upcoming webinar which will explore how the sector can take indirect potable reuse (IPR) from concept to full-scale operational reality. -
Kohtari CEO says joined-up water intelligence needed to predict, not just react - not more data
James Sumsion, CEO of predictive water intelligence specialists Kohtari, says the water sector needs to take a giant leap forward, so that it can anticipate and act upon water quality issues - rather than merely react. -
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.”
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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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