United Utilities unveils £80 million plans for more projects to improve water quality
United Utilities is due to start five projects over the next six months to improve water quality across Stockport.
South West Water reduces storm overflow spills at high spilling sites in Cornwall and Dartmoor
South West Water has reduced storm overflow spills at one of its highest spilling sites in Cornwall after recent improvements in the area.
Severn Trent Water set to complete 2100 improvements to storm overflows by autumn 2025
Severn Trent has announced that it has completed 1,500 engineering projects ahead of schedule and has now unveiled further plans to fast-track the delivery of another 600 improvement projects to reduce the use of storm overflows.
Southern Water progresses £25m+ upgrade at Swalecliffe WwTW
Southern Water has optimised its Swalecliffe Wastewater Treatment Works to increase available storage, reducing storm overflows by 36%. The optimisation cost around 90% less than building a new storm tank and was much less carbon intensive.
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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.” -
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.
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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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- AECOM appointed as design partner to support £340 million upgrade of Thames Water Oxford STW
- Wessex Water increases estimated capital cost of Poole Water Recycling and Transfer Project from £170 million to c £287 million and seeks further market engagement
- Tideway Tunnel - government-backed financial support package could serve as model for other large scale infrastructure projects, study finds
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