Thames Water has invested £20 million to make its sewers smart and prevent flooding and pollutions - 20,000 monitors across the Thames Water region have helped identify and remove 11,500 blockages between March 2021 – March 2024.
New intelligent sewer technology is being pioneered by Thames Water in a game-changing drive to prevent pollution from blockages caused by cooking fat and wet wipes.
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.