Two new temporary websites have been launched by the Environment Agency to support Dorset and Wiltshire residents coping with groundwater flooding and promote the response and recovery to flooding in Somerset.
Severn Trent is taking action to help reduce flooding in Hadnall following detailed investigations into the local sewer system.
Scottish Water is progressing work on a £5 million upgrade at its McDonald Road Waste Water Pumping Station in Edinburgh – the latest phase has seen the installation this week of a nine-tonne screw pump into a deep underground chamber.
Northumbrian Water has invested £5.7 million in upgrades at two of its sewage treatment works to protect a local watercourse in North Yorkshire.
Uisce Éireann is progressing work on its multi-million-euro Clonmel Water Supply Upgrade - more than 4km of a new 15km water main has now installed along the R689 Fethard Road with further pipe laying works also underway.
Thames Water has appointed Barhale to carry out the £11.6 million East Putney Zone Calming scheme, improving water network resilience for customers in the capital.
A multi million-pound project in Edinburgh has taken a significant step forward, following the removal of a nine-tonne screw pump from underneath the ground as part of the ongoing upgrade of Scottish Water’s McDonald Road Waste Water Pumping Station.
Yorkshire Water is investing £2m in its sewerage network in Wentworth village, near Rotherham, to improve the stability and reliability of the drainage network and support the continued health of watercourses in the region.
Northumbrian Water is getting ready to start work on two projects that will enhance the sewer network and help to protect the environment on Teesside.
Uisce Éireann, working in partnership with Sligo County Council, has announced the completion of a significant upgrade to the sewer network in Rosses Point.
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.