Environment Agency revamps EPA ratings to drive better water company performance with new and tighter metrics
The Environment Agency is pushing water companies to strengthen their efforts to improve the environment by tightening up the way it ranks and tracks their performance - from 2027, the EA’s annual Environmental Performance Assessment (EPA) reporting will look different.
What’s in the water? Why water quality monitoring is the next frontier for utilities
In an Expert Focus article for WaterBriefing, Steven Roberts, Principle data scientist & Hydrologist, KISTERS discusses why water quality monitoring is the next frontier for water utilities.
Yorkshire Water installs over 200 sustainable drainage systems into schools to prevent storm discharges
Yorkshire Water has installed 232 free sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) into schools across the county to help prevent storm water discharges to watercourses by slowing the flow of rain entering the sewer network.
Environment Agency - record 81 criminal investigations launched into water companies since general election
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) have announced that a record 81 criminal investigations into water companies have been launched in England over the last nine months since since the general election.
Environment Agency data shows water companies' spills from storm overflows ran for record 3.61 million hours in 2024
The Environment Agency has today published water company Event Duration Monitoring (EDM) Annual Return data for 2024 showing the frequency and duration of spills from storm overflows in England - total duration of monitored spill events in 2024 reached a record 3,614,428 hours.
Southern Water introduces twin radar sensor heads for closer monitoring on storm overflows
Southern Water has introduced twin radar sensor heads, the most accurate reporting technology available, for closer monitoring on its storm overflows.
Yorkshire Water completes £500K Hoylandswaine storm overflow investment to reduce storm discharges
Yorkshire Water has completed a £500,000 storm overflow project in Hoylandswaine in south Yorkshire to reduce the number of discharges into Ellhirst Beck, improving water quality.
Yorkshire Water begins phase two of £1.3 million Pool-in-Wharfedale storm overflow project
Yorkshire Water is set to begin phase two of its £1.3 million storm overflow project in Pool-in-Wharfedale, which will reduce the number and duration of discharges into the river Wharfe, improving both the environment and water quality in the river.
Southern Water progresses major £8 million upgrades to Southampton wastewater site
Southern Water is progressing work on more than £8 million of improvements to a Southampton wastewater treatment works which are helping to protect the River Itchen and its salmon population.
Yorkshire Water progresses county-wide £27.8 million storm overflow scheme
Yorkshire Water is three quarters of the way through a £27.8 million programme that will reduce the frequency and volume of storm overflow discharges at 41 of its wastewater treatment sites across the region.
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Expert speaker line-up and leading exhibitors to feature at next month’s National Civils Show, Floodex, National Drainage Show & Waterways Management in London
Attendees at next month’s National Civils Show, Floodex, National Drainage Show and Waterways Management on 26th and 27th November are set to benefit from an expert speaker line-up and the opportunity to visit a wide range of exhibitors all co-located in one place at Excel, London, one of the UK’s leading international exhibition and convention centres. -
Ovarro smart leak detection builds drought resilience worldwide
Tackling leakage is one of the fastest and most cost-effective ways for utilities to bolster water security, writes Ben Crabtree, Product Line Director, Ovarro, revealing how the potential of smart technologies is being demonstrated around the world. -
South Staffordshire Plc earns prestigious RoSPA global health and safety award
UK-headquartered South Staffordshire Plc, the integrated services group operating within the UK critical infrastructure and essential services markets, has received a prestigious Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Award for global health and safety excellence. -
Balfour Beatty achieves 99.1% Responsible Sourcing on major Thames Estuary infrastructure project
Balfour Beatty, the UK’s largest construction and infrastructure provider, has delivered exceptional environmental results on the Thames Estuary Asset Management 2100 (TEAM2100) framework, one of the nation’s most ambitious flood defence initiatives.
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