Southern Water is set to start work on a major new scheme designed to improve the sewer network and help reduce the use of storm overflows.

Local councillors and the Mayor of Knutsford have seen first‑hand the progress being made on United Utilities’ £48 million scheme to upgrade the sewer network across Cheshire and improve water quality in Knutsford.

Uisce Éireann is starting work  on a new wastewater treatment plant in Castlemagner, County Cork - a milestone project for the village and wider North Cork area, backed by a €13.4 million investment.

United Utilities has started work on a £48 million scheme to upgrade the sewer network in Cheshire and improve water quality in Knutsford.

The Environment Agency has published guidance on unpermitted discharges by water and sewerage companies (WaSCs) to prevent sewer flooding and surcharging from groundwater infiltration into sewers.

United Utilities is progressing its plans to construct a £30 million underground stormwater storage tank at Wavertree Park in Liverpool and help reduce flooding in the local area.

Ofwat has rejected an appeal by Amazon against Severn Trent’s decision to refuse its application to discharge trade effluent from its distribution site to Branton Wastewater Treatment Works.

Following a successful trial by Severn Trent of an innovative new technology developed by French firm SUEZ to help detect potential problems in its sewer network, the water company now intends to purchase the devices and recruit a team of operators. The SewerBall® technology helped Severn Trent engineers detect potential problems in its network of sewer pipes up to three times more quickly than by using traditional methods.

Anglian Water has completed a major £1 million upgrade to the storm tank at Oakham Water Recycling Centre (WRC) in Rutland - the new upgrade have added 254,000 litres of extra storage capacity to the tank.

Southern Water is getting ready to start a £4 million scheme to improve water quality in Bognor Regis - the West Sussex coastal town is the latest location to benefit from ongoing work to cut storm overflows and improve the quality of bathing waters across the region.